AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-9750H

Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i7-9750H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 1600X performs better than the Core i7-9750H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9750H in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 1600X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-9750H. The Core i7-9750H outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 1600X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 1600X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-9750H. The Ryzen 5 1600X also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 1600X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.