AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i7-11850H Comparison

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and the Intel Core i7-11850H arrive at nearly the same place in the database from very different starting points: one is a 65 W desktop Zen 3 chip on AM4, the other a 35 W Tiger Lake-H mobile part soldered onto a BGA 1787 board. Both pair 8 cores with 16 threads and both support DDR4 over a dual-channel bus with 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth, yet the recorded data shows a decisive gap once the benchmarks run. The Ryzen 7 5700 wins 18 of the 19 head-to-head tests, with an average score of 25517 against 24935, and sits in the 78th percentile versus Intel's 77th.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The sweep is remarkably consistent. Across the entire Cinebench suite, the Ryzen 7 5700 holds a near-identical margin: 23.9 percent in R15 multi-core (2082 vs 1680), 23.6 percent in R15 single-core (293 vs 237), 23.9 percent in R20 multi-core (8675 vs 7002), 23.9 percent in R20 single-core (1224 vs 988), 23.9 percent in R23 multi-core (20655 vs 16673), and 23.9 percent again in R23 single-core (2916 vs 2353). When six separate Cinebench results cluster within a fraction of a point of each other, the gap is architectural and sustained, not a scoring fluke.

Geekbench tells a similar story with one nuance. The Ryzen leads by 24.5 percent in multi-core (9959 vs 8002) but only 12 percent in single-core (1907 vs 1703), the narrowest CPU-side margin in the dataset. That suggests the i7-11850H's higher 4.80 GHz boost clock keeps its per-core results respectable, but the advantage evaporates once all 16 threads are engaged.

The Passmark suite contains the biggest wins of the comparison. Data encryption is a rout: 20096 vs 12214, a 64.5 percent advantage for the Ryzen. Extended instructions follow at 39 percent (21945 vs 15788), data compression at 33.7 percent (316699 vs 236949), integer math at 25.1 percent (90091 vs 71996), multi-thread at 21.2 percent (24303 vs 20059), floating point math at 20.9 percent (51427 vs 42540), and string sorting at 16.7 percent (33138 vs 28395). Single-thread Passmark lands at 7.4 percent in AMD's favor (3296 vs 3069), and physics is nearly a tie at 3.1 percent (984 vs 954).

Intel's lone win is passmark_find_prime_numbers, where the i7-11850H scores 87 against the Ryzen's 58, a 33.3 percent margin in Intel's favor. It is an isolated result, and the only blemish on an otherwise clean AMD sweep.

Context matters here too. Against the broader database, the Ryzen 7 5700's average of 25517 places it in a cluster with the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25530, delta -0.1 percent), the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (25550, -0.1 percent), the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (25485, 0.1 percent), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (25446, 0.3 percent). The i7-11850H's 24935 puts it alongside the Intel Core i7-13620H (24911, 0.1 percent), the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24964, -0.1 percent), the Intel Core 5 210H (24872, 0.3 percent), and the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (25005, -0.3 percent). Both are solidly upper-tier parts, just separated by one rung.

Architecture Differences

The Ryzen 7 5700 is built on TSMC's 7 nm process, packs 10,700 million transistors onto a 180 mm² die, and uses the Zen 3 (Cezanne) architecture on AMD Socket AM4. The i7-11850H uses Intel's own 10 nm process for its Tiger Lake-H design, a slightly larger 190 mm² die, and ships permanently attached to the Intel BGA 1787 socket with no upgrade path.

Cache layouts diverge sharply. Intel gives each core 80 KB of L1 and a generous 1.25 MB of L2, with a 24 MB shared L3. AMD's Zen 3 design uses 64 KB of L1 and 512 KB of L2 per core with 16 MB of L3. Intel wins on paper capacity at every level, yet the benchmark results show the Zen 3 cache hierarchy converting into more delivered performance, not less.

Clocking favors Intel at the top end: a 4.80 GHz boost against AMD's 4.60 GHz, though the Ryzen starts from a much higher 3.70 GHz base versus 2.10 GHz. The power envelopes are even more different, 65 W for the desktop part against 35 W for the mobile chip, which explains much of the sustained multi-core gap.

Feature set splits along desktop/mobile lines. The i7-11850H integrates UHD Graphics 750, while the Ryzen 7 5700 lists none, requiring a discrete graphics card. Intel also offers PCIe Gen 4 with 20 CPU lanes versus AMD's Gen 3 with 20 CPU lanes. AMD counters with ECC memory support, which Intel's part lacks, and an unlocked multiplier for overclocking, something the locked i7 cannot do. Both support DDR4 on dual-channel with identical 51.2 GB/s bandwidth.

The launch MSRP figures were $179 for the Ryzen 7 5700 and $395 for the i7-11850H.

Where Each One Wins

The Ryzen 7 5700 dominates every productivity workload in the database. Rendering (Cinebench), mixed compute (Geekbench), encryption, compression, integer and floating point math, sorting, and general multithreading all fall to AMD by margins between 16 and 65 percent. If the workload is CPU-bound and can use 16 threads, the data says the Ryzen finishes first, usually by a fifth or more.

The i7-11850H's wins are situational rather than benchmark-based. It is a mobile part with integrated UHD Graphics 750 and a 35 W envelope, which makes it viable in machines where a 65 W desktop chip with mandatory discrete graphics simply cannot go. Its higher boost clock narrows the single-core gap to 12 percent in Geekbench and 7.4 percent in Passmark single-thread, so lightly threaded responsiveness is its most competitive territory. Its one outright benchmark win, prime number finding at 87 vs 58, rounds out the picture.

For anything GPU-dependent or platform-dependent, Intel's PCIe Gen 4 lanes offer headroom the Gen 3 AMD platform lacks, at least on paper.

FAQ

Q: How many of the head-to-head benchmarks does each CPU win?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 wins 18 of 19 tests. The Intel Core i7-11850H wins one: passmark_find_prime_numbers, 87 to 58.

Q: What is the biggest margin in the comparison?

A: Passmark data encryption, where the Ryzen 7 5700 scores 20096 against 12214, a 64.5 percent lead.

Q: Does the Intel chip win any single-core tests?

A: No. Its best single-core result is a 12 percent deficit in Geekbench (1703 vs 1907). Passmark single-thread is closer at 7.4 percent (3069 vs 3296).

Q: Do the two CPUs have the same core counts?

A: Yes. Both have 8 cores and 16 threads, so the performance gap comes from architecture, clocks, and power envelope rather than thread count.

Q: Can either CPU be overclocked?

A: Only the Ryzen 7 5700, which has an unlocked multiplier. The i7-11850H is locked.

Q: Which has integrated graphics?

A: The i7-11850H, with UHD Graphics 750. The Ryzen 7 5700 has no integrated graphics listed and requires a discrete card.

The Verdict

On pure performance, this is not close. The Ryzen 7 5700 wins 18 of 19 tests, leads by roughly 24 percent across the entire Cinebench suite, and posts an average benchmark score of 25517 against 24935, all with the same 8-core, 16-thread configuration. Users choosing a desktop platform who need rendering, encryption, compression, or general compute throughput should pick the Ryzen 7 5700, and its ECC support and unlocked multiplier add flexibility for workstation-style and enthusiast builds.

The i7-11850H is not a bad CPU by database standards: it sits in the 77th percentile and trades blows in average score with parts like the Intel Core i7-13620H and the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F. Its case rests on what it is rather than how it scores, a 35 W mobile chip with integrated UHD Graphics 750 and PCIe Gen 4, fitting into machines the AM4 desktop part cannot. Its most competitive benchmark territory is lightly threaded work, where the deficit shrinks to single digits or low double digits.

Pick the Ryzen 7 5700 for a performance desktop. Pick the i7-11850H only when the mobile form factor is the deciding constraint, because the data shows it losing nearly everywhere else.