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日本[Comparison] Intel Core i7-12650H vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800U – AMD has an immovable place in the market
The CPU landscape is looking pretty crazy right now. Both Intel and AMD are bringing their A-game, with Alder Lake and Zen 3+ each having their positives and negatives. Alder Lake totally elevated performance across laptops and desktops.
Even wattages don’t really matter, as the new processors can go down and up in power depending on cooling conditions and load. That’s why today we’re putting an H-series CPU from Intel against a U-series chip from AMD, with the Core i7-12650H going against the Ryzen 7 6800U.
Today we are comparing the Intel Core i7-12650H against the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U.
You can find more information about both CPUs here: Intel Core i7-12650H / AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
Specs table
| Intel Core i7-12650H | AMD Ryzen 7 6800U | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alder Lake H | Zen 3+ |
| Cores / Threads | 10/16 | 8/16 |
| Clock Speeds – Base/Boost | 1.70 – 4.70GHz | 2.70 – 4.70GHz |
| Cache | 24MB | 20MB |
| Lithography | 10nm | 6nm |
| TDP | 45W | 15-28W |
| Memory type | DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 | DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200 |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake, 64EU) | AMD Radeon RX 680M |
CPU benchmarks
Shockingly, the Ryzen 7 6800U scores higher in Cinebench R23, with a lead of 3%. In Photoshop, the Core i7 is much quicker, finishing around 1.6 seconds faster.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU benchmarks
Once we move into testing the integrated graphics, we see how far AMD has advanced. The Radeon 680M is quicker in all four benchmarks that we use, with leads of 86%, 73%, and 52% in the three 3DMark benchmarks, Time Spy, Fire Strike, and Wild Life, respectively. It’s also 73% quicker in Unigine Superposition.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
The results are from 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited. Higher is better.
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests
| CS:GO | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings) | HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-12650H – Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake, 64EU) | 152 fps | 112 fps | 73 fps |
| AMD Ryzen 7 6800U – Radeon 680M | 166 fps (+9%) | 133 fps (+19%) | 106 fps (+45%) |
| DOTA 2 | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings) | HD 1080p, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-12650H – Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake, 64EU) | 153 fps (+5%) | 96 fps | 53 fps |
| AMD Ryzen 7 6800U – Radeon 680M | 146 fps | 115 fps (+20%) | 81 fps (+53%) |
Conclusion
The Ryzen 7 6800U turns out to be a spectacular CPU, managing to trade blows and overpower to some extent the Core i7-12650H, a CPU with much more resources and power at its disposal. The new integrated graphics of AMD’s 6000-series processors have been great for playing games on a budget, and finally smaller and more portable notebooks can offer a nice experience in esports titles and even Triple-A games when you lower the rendering resolution and settings.
