Comparacion amd vs intel: AMD vs Intel — Difference and Comparison

AMD vs Intel. La comparativa definitiva

Si no tiene ni idea sobre ordenadores, lo más probable es que no llegues ni a reparar en el hecho de que tu máquina tiene un procesador que, por lo general, o bien es AMD o bien es Intel. A ti lo que te importa es que funcione y que lo haga lo mejor posible, ¿verdad? Pues resulta que para eso es vital entender un poco qué hay dentro de cada máquina y por qué decantarnos por una o por otra.

En caso de que el mundo interno de los PC y los ordenadores portátiles sí que te suene un poco, ya conocerás de sobra la eterna guerra de AMD vs Intel. Eso sí, es probable que no sepas cuál es mejor, si AMD o Intel. O mejor dicho, cuál es mejor en función del dispositivo que quieres adquirir, porque esa diferenciación es importante. Lo cierto es que, sepas o no de informática, elegir procesador AMD o Intel no resulta sencillo en los tiempos actuales. 

Sí, Intel tiene el nombre e, históricamente, la mejor reputación, pero AMD está ofreciendo grandes resultados en los últimos tiempos. Es por eso que hoy hemos decidido hacer una comparativa entre ambos fabricantes centrándonos en el momento actual. Te contamos cuál es mejor en función del uso que vayas a darle y, cómo no, las equivalencias entre AMD e Intel para que sepas qué buscar en cada momento. Os lo avisamos, esta decisión no resulta tan sencilla como la de por qué elegir una tarjeta gráfica Nvidia, ¡pero a la vez es mucho más apasionante!

¿Para qué sirve un procesador?

Cuando empezamos en el mundo de la informática y escuchamos hablar del procesador, pensamos que tampoco debe ser algo tan esencial. Si lo fuese, tendría un nombre mucho más llamativo, ¿verdad? Pues de eso nada, y es que basta con centrarnos en su nombre para darnos cuenta de que la cosa es seria. El procesador es el que procesa, el que piensa, y un ordenador debe procesar multitud de información a cada segundo. De este modo, el procesador es el cerebro de la computadora, por lo que necesitamos que sea lo más ágil posible para garantizarnos la mejor experiencia y el mejor funcionamiento.

Así pues, aunque puede que no lo supiésemos, el procesador es la parte más importante de nuestro ordenador, el que determina qué podemos y, sobre todo, qué no podremos hacer con él. A los más añejos, ¿a que si os mencionamos los Pentium de Intel ya os centráis un poco más? Mucho ha llovido desde aquel Pentium II que nos encandiló a todos a finales de los 90, tanto que la compañía ya no es la más puntera del mercado… o al menos, no de forma tan rotunda como antaño.

Al procesador, por cierto, también se le denomina CPU, y está formado por miles de millones de transistores de silicio que hacen las veces de neuronas. Es decir, son lo que le permiten ordenar la información a una velocidad récord y ‘pensar’ para hacernos la vida un poco más fácil. Para que os hagáis una idea de la evolución de este tipo de tecnología, cualquiera de los ordenadores que tenemos por casa, estén del lado que estén en la lucha AMD vs Intel, es infinitamente más avanzado que el que puso en la Luna a Neil Armstrong y compañía en 1969.

Varios núcleos en un mismo procesador, un avance que marcó un antes y un después

Hasta principios de los 2000, una vez pasado aquel temible ‘efecto 2000’ que amenaza con devolvernos a la edad de las cavernas y que al final se quedó en bluff, los procesadores tenían un único núcleo. Sin embargo, poco a poco tanto los procesadores IntelCore como los AMD fueron incorporando varios de estos sistemas físicos a su estructura, algo par alo que los sistemas operativos de la época, como Windows XP, no estaban preparados.

Por fortuna, sus desarrolladores decidieron ponerse las pilas y ofrecernos SO cada vez más elaborados que, esta vez sí, eran capaces de sacar el máximo rendimiento a nuestras máquinas. Esto ha permitido, por ejemplo, que cualquiera que así lo quiera pueda editar vídeo en su casa, utilizar programas de retoque fotográfico o jugar a los videojuegos más potentes y novedosos. Y todo ello sin tener que hacer una inversión en un equipo profesional configurado especialmente para ello.

A día de hoy no se entendería que un procesador de calidad no contase con varios núcleos. De hecho, los de última gama tienen entre 4 y 8, y los profesionales pueden contar incluso con 64. Esto, que puede parecer una auténtica barbaridad, será el estándar dentro de unos años. Al fin y al cabo, no olvidéis que hace muy poco únicamente contábamos con uno. ¡La tecnología avanza que da susto, amigos!

El caso es que, aunque el tema de los núcleos importa, tanto AMD como Intel tienen en el mercado procesadores con múltiples núcleos, por lo que el mero hecho de tenerlos no es un rasgo de calidad diferencial. La verdadera diferencia es el el rendimiento que son capaces de sacar de ellos, cómo se ha currado cada fabricante el exprimirlos para nosotros, así que… ¿qué os parece si nos centramos en ello?

¿Cuál es mejor: AMD o Intel?

Para empezar, al hablar de AMD vs Intel no deberíamos preguntarnos cuál es mejor de los dos, sino cuál nos conviene más. Y es que esto no es Nike vs Adidas, ni Real Madrid Barcelona. No hablamos de pasiones o de filosofía, sino de una herramienta de trabajo y/o disfrute que nos cuesta un dinero y que queremos que nos dé lo máximo. Las dos tecnologías son buenas opciones, pero dependiendo del uso que vayamos a darles, es probable que nos venga mejor invertir en una o en otra.

Eso sí, para comprender cómo hemos llegado hasta aquí, es importante saber cómo ha sido la evolución de las dos marcas: Intel siempre ha sido el cisne, mientras que a AMD le ha tocado ser el patito feo. Un patito feo que durante los últimos años se ha convertido en cisne y que a día de hoy se lo está poniendo dificilísimo a Intel a la hora de seguirle el paso, todo hay que decirlo.

Y eso que, hasta hace muy poco, los chips de AMD estaban especializados en las gamas más económicas. Se hicieron su hueco ahí, lo que hizo que los identificásemos como un producto de menor calidad. Sin embargo, a día de hoy marcas como Xiaomi o Realme nos han demostrado que la calidad no está reñida con el precio, lo que nos ha hecho fijarnos con detenimiento y analizar un poco mejor a este gigante informático.

Resulta que, pasado el ecuador del año 2021, podemos decir que los procesadores AMD Ryzen 9 5900X y el 5950X son absolutamente mejores en calidad/precio que cualquiera de sus posibles competidores en la orilla de Intel. Cierto, Intel tiene el chip más completo, el Core i9-10900K, ¡pero hay que estar dispuesto a pagarlo!

AMD vs Intel: Ventajas y desventajas

Como ya os hemos dicho, decantarnos por una u otra familia de procesadores dependerá del uso que tengamos pensado darles. 

• ¿Necesitamos únicamente un buen ordenador para ofimática? AMD es nuestra respuesta, ya que nos ofrece un gran rendimiento a un precio muy ajustado. 
• ¿Queremos darnos un buen capricho y hacernos con el procesador para gaming más rápido? Entonces no hay duda: tendremos que pagarlo, pero a día de hoy la balanza se decanta del lado de Intel.
• ¿Y si lo que nos apetece es tener un procesador gaming barato que no se coma todo nuestro presupuesto pero que nos ofrezca un rendimiento top? Entonces no hay duda, el Ryzen 5 5600X de AMD es maravilla pura.

Ahora bien, metiéndonos en faena, ¿qué debemos tener en cuenta a grandes rasgos a la hora de confiar en uno u otro fabricante?

Pros y contras de un procesador AMD Ryzen

Tal y como hemos comentado con anterioridad, el patito feo se ha convertido en cisne, y lo ha hecho a base de esfuerzo y saber hacer. Eso sí, si solo tuviésemos que destacar tres de sus virtudes, serían estas:

• La relación calidad/precio de los procesadores AMD Ryzen es absolutamente espectacular. Lo que los vamos a exprimir, por lo que nos va a costar, es una auténtica barbaridad.
• Sus configuraciones de trabajo son prácticamente imbatibles. Esto les permite, salvo en los modelos más avanzados, como el Ryzen 9 3950X con 12 núcleos, ‘conformarse’ con los sistemas de refrigeración de fábrica sin ningún tipo de problema.
• Además, el consumo de un procesador AMD Ryzen es menor que el de su equivalente en Intel. Esto les permite ir montados en placas base más normalitas y, por tanto, más económicas.

Eso sí, como ocurre siempre que hablamos de una compañía tecnológica, no todo es bueno si optamos por AMD. No os preocupéis, esto es absolutamente normal, ¡pero no podíamos contar únicamente lo bueno!

• Los procesadores de AMD, por lo general, tienen un menor rendimiento en aplicaciones monohilo. ¿Y qué significa esto? Pues, básicamente, que no nos dan el mayor rendimiento a la hora de utilizarlos para jugar. Intel continúa siendo la mejor máquina para jugar, aunque esto es a costa de pagar bastante más por su CPU.
• Recuperar el dinero invertido en ellos resulta más complicado en equipos que ‘visten’ procesadores AMD. Llevan peor eso de envejecer, pierden más valor en menos tiempo, aunque confiamos en que esto sea únicamente, valga la redundancia, cuestión de tiempo.
• Dependen mucho de la velocidad de memoria del conjunto del sistema, lo que puede terminar encareciendo la compra del equipo. Sin embargo, bien equilibrado, un procesador AMD Ryzen es un verdadero lujo.

Pros y contras de un procesador Intel

Como ya hemos dicho a lo largo del post de hoy, Intel cuenta con el mejor procesador del mercado en la actualidad, pero también es el más caro. Ojo, esto no tiene por qué ser una desventaja: si tenemos el dinero y estamos dispuestos a pagarlo, bien por nosotros. Al fin y al cabo, la calidad hay que pagarla. ¿Pero por qué deberíamos pagar más por una CPU Intel exactamente?

• A día de hoy, este fabricante es el que mejor calidad ofrece en equipos configurados especialmente para el mundo gaming.
• Al contrario que un procesador AMD, depende muchísimo menos del rendimiento de la memoria RAM del equipo. Esto hace que la configuración global del equipo pueda ser algo más económica, aunque al final el precio se encarezca un poco al elegir uno de estos procesadores.
• Además, al contrario de lo que comentábamos que ocurre con AMD, los procesadores de Intel, bien cuidados, pierden mucho menos valor. Esto resulta interesante si acostumbráis a cambiar de equipo cada pocos años, ¡es bueno tenerlo en cuenta!

Ahora bien, como ya imaginaréis, Intel tampoco puede presumir de que todo lo que gira en torno a ella sea bueno. También tiene sus cosas que esconder bajo la alfombra, y estas son algunas de las más importantes para nosotros:

• Sin duda alguna, la mayor desventaja de Intel es su precio. Sí, ofrece la mejor calidad, pero si lo único que necesitamos de un coche es que nos lleve de un sitio a otro, lo más probable es que no necesitemos un Mercedes. Por lo general, por los mismos precios que pagamos por Intel casi siempre podemos obtener un procesador AMD Ryzen de mejores características.
• Al contrario de lo que ocurre con su competencia, tanto el consumo como las temperaturas con que necesita Intel para funcionar son muy superiores. Esto hace que necesitemos invertir en sistemas de refrigeración extra si queremos garantizarnos el mejor funcionamiento, ¡y que necesitemos también una placa base más cara!

Equivalencias entre AMD e Intel

Ahora que sabemos un poco más de la cruenta batalla que lidian desde tiempos inmemoriales AMD vs Intel, estaréis deseando saber cómo identificar qué modelos de una marca se corresponden con los de la otra. ¿Y eso para qué? Pues, básicamente, para poder comparar precios entre tecnologías similares sin dejarnos engañar por sus cantos de sirena. ¿Es justa una lucha Ryzen 5 vs i5?

No vamos a remontarnos al origen de los tiempos porque no merece la pena. En su lugar, vamos a dejaros una tabla con modelos de Intel que todos nos hemos topado en alguna ocasión y sus equivalencias en AMD, para que seáis vosotros mismos los que podáis buscar sus precios y decidir sin la influencia de nadie, ni siquiera la nuestra. Se acabó eso de no entender lo que quieren decirnos de un ordenador cuando nos cuentan las características de su procesador, ¡o que nos den gato por liebre por algo que no merece la pena!

Intel	AMD
Intel Core serie x00	Phenom II X4 y FX 4100
Intel Core 2000	FX 4300 para i3 / FX 6300 para i5 /  FX 8350 para i7
Intel Core 3000	FX 4300 para i3 / FX 6300 para i5 /  FX 8350 para i7
Intel Core 4000	Los FX 8300, FX 6300 y FX 4300 son inferiores, pero los Ryzen 1000 son superiores
Intel Core 5000	Los FX 8300, FX 6300 y FX 4300 son inferiores, pero los Ryzen 1000 son superiores
Intel Core 6000	Ryzen serie 2000
Intel Core 7000	Ryzen 7 2700X
Intel Core 8000	El Ryzen 5 3600 equivale a un Core i7 8700
Intel Core 9000	Un Core i9 9900K equivale a un Ryzen 7 3800X
—	AMD Ryzen 9

Como veis, con esta guía orientativa tendréis más que de sobra para saber si el precio que os están pidiendo por unos y otros se corresponde con la realidad o si están intentando aprovecharse de vuestro desconocimiento. ¡Si todos sabemos, somos más fuertes ante la injusticia tecnológica!

El mejor procesador para gaming del momento

Si has prestado atención a lo que hemos venido a contarte hoy, sabrás de sobre que el mejor procesador de gaming del momento es de Intel, concretamente el Intel Core i9-9900K. Sus 8 núcleos y 16 hilos con hasta 5 GHz no solo son una maravillosa elección como procesador de escritorio, sino que además nos ofrecen la mejor experiencia gaming del momento. Con él disfrutaremos de las mejores tasas de frames sin experimentar con ello unas temperaturas demasiado elevadas.

Como hemos venido diciendo a lo largo de toda esta comparativa de AMD vs Intel, el único problema de Intel es su elevado precio, pero la verdad, si no tenemos problema en este sentido y queremos darnos un homenaje, actualmente es la mejor inversión en tecnología gaming que podemos hacer.

Por otro lado, aunque no llega a su nivel, al otro lado de la calle nos encontramos con el AMD Ryzen 3950x, una bestia de 16 núcleos y 32 hilos que nos ofrece una experiencia gamer muy cercana a la de Intel, pero a un precio mucho más económico teniendo en cuenta todo lo que nos ofrece.

Cualquiera de las dos opciones es buena, no tenemos ni un solo pero para ellas. Lo único que debéis tener en cuenta a la hora de decidiros por una u otra, como ya os hemos dicho, es analizar cuánto partido vais a sacarle y, por lo tanto, si merece la pena o no la inversión. ¡Por lo demás, estamos seguros de que estaréis igual de felices eligiendo las mejores opciones de Intel o AMD!

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H vs Intel Core i7-12700H benchmarks comparison, w/ RTX 3060

Table of Contents

• Intel Core i7-12700H vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800H specs sheets
• Intel Core i7-12700H vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800H benchmarks
• Gaming performance
• Efficiency
• Conclusions – AMD Ryzen or Intel Core?

This article is going to help you decide between the two mainstream hardware platforms available for performance/gaming laptops in 2022 and later into 2023, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (Rembrandt platform) on one side, and the Intel Core i7-12700H (12th-gen Alder Lake platform) on the other.

To make this comparison relevant, our tests and analysis are based on our detailed reviews of these two processors on the exact same notebook design (the 2022 TUF Gaming A15 – AMD and F15 – Intel lineup), with the same kind of storage, RAM, and Nvidia graphics, as well as the same cooling module.

This way, we’re able to closely look at the two CPUs and their impact on benchmarks, workloads, and games, but also discuss the efficiency of both platforms and the differences in thermals between the two in demanding loads.

Our findings might differ to some extent for other notebooks, based on the cooling/power of each implementation, but this comparison is an excellent starting point in your research, as it allows us to focus on the CPUs without having to account for other variables that could not be controlled if we’d compare these two platforms in different products.

The TUF laptops are very competitive products in this 2022 generation, with updated cooling designs and permissive power settings, as well as DDR5 memory, PCIe gen4 storage, and high-power RTX dGPUs. Our review units are the:

• TUF Gaming A15 FA507 (Ryzen 7 6800H, RTX 3060 140W + MUX, 16 GB DRR5 memory – two sticks, 1 TB gen4 SSD, 90Wh battery).
• TUF Gaming F15 FX507 (Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX 3060 140W + MUX, 16 GB DRR5 memory – two sticks, 1 TB gen4 SSD, 90 Wh battery).

With that out of the way, here’s a quick look at the specs sheets of these two processors, before we jump to the actual technical comparison.

Intel Core i7-12700H vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800H specs sheets

	Intel Core i7-12700H – Alder Lake 12th gen	AMD Ryzen 7 6800H – Rembrandt 6000 Zen3+
Build process	Intel 7 – 10 nm Enhanced SuperFin	6 nm TSMC FinFET
TDP	35+W	35+W
Cores/Threads	6P + 8E/20T	8C/16T
CPU Turbo – All Cores	4. 1 GHz (P cores)	4.3 GHz
CPU Turbo – 1 Core	4.7 GHz (P cores)	4.7 GHz
Cache	24 MB	16 MB
Memory	DDR4 and DDR5, up to 64 GB 2 memory channels	DDR5, up to 64 GB 4 memory channels
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe	Radeon 680M, RDNA2

Technicalities aren’t that important here, what matters is to understand the design differences between the two.

On one hand, the Ryzen 7 6800H is a refinement of the Ryzen 7 5800H processor from 2021, with slight improvements that allow for an increase in IPC performance, CPU Turbo frequencies, and core efficiency o battery use. Furthermore, this AMD generation implements the much more competent RDNA2-based Radeon iGPU, replacing the aging Vega iGPUs of the past. This matters when it comes to ultraportable designs, but less so with performance and gaming laptops that also implement a dedicated graphics chip that takes over from the iGPU in graphics loads.

On the other hand, the Intel Core i7-12700H processor is a major revamp of what Intel offered in the past, now a hybrid design with 6 Performance Cores and 8 extra Efficiency Cores. These E Cores add up to the performance in demanding loads, and should allow for efficient runs on battery. As you’ll see in our tests, though, they do make a significant difference in sustained CPU loads, but less so with light use in battery, at least with the current software available as of mid-2022.

In fact, efficiency is still a strong suit of the AMD platform, but as far as raw performance goes, Intel has an edge now. Plus, with the Intel notebooks, you’re still getting a few extra perks such as Thunderbolt 4 support or Quick-Sync, which might make a difference for your productivity. USB4.0 support might also be available on some AMD 6000 laptops later in the year, but is not yet available today.

Back to our TUF review units, it’s important to mention that both allow high-power settings in sustained CPU loads, and then they both scale down the CPUs with light use and with CPU+GPU Crossloads, in order to shift power to the Nvidia graphics with Dynamic Boost when needed. That means these implementations are among the better you can expect in a mid-range laptop today and on par with other solid mid-tier laptops such as the Lenovo Legions, Acer Nitros, etc.

Intel Core i7-12700H vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800H benchmarks

Once more, I’ll mention that our review units are identical aside from the CPU platforms, both with 16 GB of DDR5-4800 memory (two sticks), 1 TB of PCIe gen4 SSD storage, and RTX 3060 dGPUs running at up to 140W, with a MUX design. So this article is as much of an apples-to-apples comparison of these two processors as it can be.

I have reviewed the AMD A15 earlier in the year, so there’s a difference in BIOS versions and Nvidia drivers in favor of the Intel F15 model. At the time of the reviews, though, both products were available in retail for at least 1 month and running on mature software. Thus, these differences in BIOS/drivers are not playing any significant role here.

With that out of the way, let’s go over benchmarks results first.

We’ll first go over the sustained CPU performance in the Cinebench R15 loop test, which runs the same test for 15+ times in a loop, with 1-2 sec delay between each run.

First off, on the Turbo max-performance profiles, the Intel platform has 20%+ advantage over the AMD hardware, both at peak power in the first loop, and at sustained power later on.

That’s partially due to the extra Cores and processing capabilities of the i7-12700H processor, but also due to the fact that the Intel processor runs at 90+W of stabilized power, while the AMD model runs at up to 80W. That’s because the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H already delivers that maximum that it is capable of at 80W, while the Intel CPU could score higher if provided with a higher CPU sustained power.

The gap between the two diminishes to about 10% in Performance mode, as in this case both platforms are thermally throttled at ~95C and end up running at lower power (~70W for Intel, ~65W for AMD).

Finally, there’s the Silent mode, where the Intel platform still wins, but only because it benefits from a 45W power setting here, while the AMD processor is limited to 30W with the BIOS version available at the time of the review. Based on our other tests, the AMD platform would have an advantage over the Intel hardware if both were to run at 45W of power.

You’ll find detailed performance logs for both units in our reviews. In here, I’ll just include Cinebench R15 and Blender Turbo mode logs with the laptops sitting on the desk, which shows that the Intel processor is thermally throttled at ~95C, while the AMD processor runs at its peak capabilities at 80W, with temperatures in the low 90s.

With that out of the way, here’s how these two 2022 platforms fair in this stress test against their predecessors from 2021, the Intel Core i7-11800H and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H. As mentioned already, the 12th gen Intel platform offers a massive increase in performance over the 11th gen i7, while the differences between the Ryzen 6000 and 5000 chips are much smaller, within less than 10%.

One other aspect I will touch on here is the performance on battery use. In this case, the AMD unit runs at 45W sustained, and scores ~10% higher than the Intel model. Don’t expect much in terms of battery life in either case, but if you’re going to run CPU-taxing workloads with the laptop unplugged, the AMD platform is the option to go for.

We’ve confirmed these findings above in other sustained CPU tests such as Blender or Cinebench R23, and you’ll find the details in reviews, if interested.

In here, I’ll just add the 3Dmark CPU scores, which further showcase the differences between the two platforms, with the Intel model winning by 10-25% in all scenarios, including in the 1-thread single-core test.

That’s further evidenced in the results of the synthetic benchmarks listed down below.

	TUF A15, Ryzen 7 6800H + 3060	TUF F15, Intel i7 12700H + 3060
3DMark 13 – Fire Strike	21302 (Graphics – 23003, Physics – 26992, Combined – 11388)	21872 (Graphics – 23416, Physics – 30715, Combined – 11356)
3DMark 13 – Port Royal	5156	5398
3DMark 13 – Time Spy	9085 (Graphics – 8888, CPU – 10396)	9636 (Graphics – 9122, CPU – 14157)
Handbrake 1. 3.1 (4K to 1080p encode):	53.29 average fps	64.51 average fps
PCMark 10	6037 (E – 10407, P – 9587, DCC – 9625)	7555 (E – 10510, P – 9946, DCC – 11193)
GeekBench 5.4.3 64-bit	Single-Core: 1598, Multi-core: 9847	Single-Core: 1770, Multi-core: 13128
CineBench R15 (best run)	CPU 2359 cb, CPU Single Core 247 cb	CPU 2850 cb, CPU Single Core 265 cb
CineBench R20 (best run)	CPU 5596 cb, CPU Single Core 599 cb	CPU 7148 cb, CPU Single Core 704 cb
CineBench R23 (best run)	CPU 14535 cb, CPU Single Core 1556 cb	CPU 18588 cb, CPU Single Core 1819 cb
x265 HD Benchmark 64-bit	25.46 fps	24.76 fps

No surprises on the CPU side, but the Intel model also scored up to 5% higher in the GPU tests. That’s partially a result of the updated drivers and BIOS running on this Intel model, though.

That PCMark10 score for Digital Content Creation shows a clear advantage for the Intel model, thanks to the higher CPU IPC and frequencies. That’s further illustrated in the next batch of work-related loads.

Turbo mode	TUF A15, Ryzen 7 6800H + 3060	TUF F15, Intel i7 12700H + 3060
Blender 3.01 – BMW Car scene – CPU Compute	2m 48s	2m 20s
Blender 3.01 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute	6m 12s	5m 20s
Blender 3.01 – Classroom scene – GPU, CUDA/Optix	55s / 30s	50s / 29s
Pugetbench – DaVinci Resolve	1040	1133
Pugetbench – Adobe After Effects	793	922
Pugetbench – Adobe Photoshop	889	1009
Pugetbench – Adobe Premiere:	729	974
SPECviewerf 2020 – 3DSMax	83. 45	88.76
SPECviewerf 2020 – Catia	51.24	54.78
SPECviewerf 2020 – Creo	79.98	91.17
SPECviewerf 2020 – Energy	19.25	21.17
SPECviewerf 2020 – Maya	288.25	295.45
SPECviewerf 2020 – Medical	27.9	27.87
SPECviewerf 2020 – SNX	16.36	17.76
SPECviewerf 2020 – SW	192.42	190.49
V-Ray Benchmark – CPU	10122	12450

Once more, the Intel platform wins most tests by 10+% in the CPU-heavy loads, and by within 20-8% in Crossloads. However, Quick-Sync plays a role in the Adobe applications, and that’s why After Effects and Premiere performance is higher by 17-25% for the Intel unit, something to definitely consider if you’re getting a laptop for creative work.

I’ll also add that the Turbo mode runs noisy on both units, with the fans spinning up to 50 dB at head level. If you’re interested in quieter use, the Performance mode limits the fans at around 42 dB, while also limiting the CPU/GPU power. In this case, the gap in CPU performance between the AMD and the Intel platforms shrinks, but at the same time, both laptops are running at high temperatures on this profile.

Performance mode	TUF A15, Ryzen 7 6800H + 3060	TUF F15, Intel i7 12700H + 3060
3DMark 13 – Fire Strike	19568 (Graphics – 21267, Physics – 25722, Combined – 10275)	19354 (Graphics – 21603, Physics – 26618, Combined – 8838)
3DMark 13 – Time Spy	8336 (Graphics – 8153, CPU – 9551)	8805 (Graphics – 8418, CPU – 11907)
GeekBench 5.4.3 64-bit	Single-Core: 1488, Multi-core: 8964	Single-Core: 1783, Multi-core: 12184
CineBench R20 (best run)	CPU 5139 cb, CPU Single Core 558 cb	CPU 6336 cb, CPU Single Core 697 CB;

All in all, the Intel Core i7-12700H is faster in demanding loads than the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H platform, as long as implemented in a laptop that can power and cool it properly. The AMD platform already maxes out at 80W, while the Intel platform can gulp 100++ W easily for a boost in performance.

At lower power, though, at sub 60W, the balance swings in favor of the AMD hardware, and that’s something to keep in mind if you’re looking at portable implementations of these specs. And if those rely on iGPU graphics, that’s an extra major selling point for the Ryzen hardware, where the Radeon 680M iGPU demolishes the Iris Xe iGPU available with Intel processors, as shown in this separate comparison.

Finally, the AMD hardware has an edge on battery power as well, with the laptop unplugged from the wall, where it runs both faster in sustained loads, and more efficiently. More on that in a bit.

Gaming performance

First, gaming performance. Since the two review units are running the exact same RTX 3060 Nvidia dGPU at up to 140W of power with Dynamic Boost and a MUX, you’d expect minimal differences between the two platforms. In real-life, though, those differences vary between the tested titles. Here are the results, and I’ll explain the differences down below.

Turbo, dGPU Mode	TUF A15 Ryzen 7 6800H + RTX 3060 140W		TUF F15 Core i7-12700H + RTX 3060 140W
Resolution	QHD – 1440p	FHD – 1080p	QHD – 1440p	FHD – 1080p
Battlefield V (DX 12, Ultra Preset, RTX OFF)	110 fps (62 fps – 1% low)	137 fps (76 fps – 1% low)	109 fps (58 fps – 1% low)	142 fps (62 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk 2077 (DX 12, Ultra Preset, RTX OFF)	41 fps (31 fps – 1% low)	59 fps (40 fps – 1% low)	38 fps (31 fps – 1% low)	57 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
Doom Eternal (Vulkan, Ultra Preset)	crashed	182 fps (113 fps – 1% low)	84 fps (72 fps – 1% low)	209 fps (117 fps – 1% low)
Far Cry 6 (DX 12, Ultra Preset, TAA)	69 fps (51 fps – 1% low)	81 fps (62 fps – 1% low)	69 fps (40 fps – 1% low)	89 fps (51 fps – 1% low)
Far Cry 5 (DX 11, Ultra Preset, SMAA)	91 fps (76 fps – 1% low)	108 fps (72 fps – 1% low)	96 fps (69 fps – 1% low)	121 fps (85 fps – 1% low)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (DX 12, Ultra Optimized, TAA)	70 fps (53 fps – 1% low)	92 fps (66 fps – 1% low)	73 fps (55 fps – 1% low)	96 fps (69 fps – 1% low)
Shadow of Tomb Raider (DX 12, Highest Preset, TAA)	77 fps (61 fps – 1% low)	105 fps (72 fps – 1% low)	83 fps (66 fps – 1% low)	113 fps (72 fps – 1% low)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (DX 11, Ultra Preset, Hairworks On 4)	84 fps (62 fps – 1% low)	112 fps (74 fps – 1% low)	85 fps (66 fps – 1% low)	121 fps (79 fps – 1% low)

At QHD resolution, the two are very close, but the Intel model outpaces the AMD model at FHD resolution, especially in the older titles and those more CPU bound.

I also noticed that Dynamic Boost works as expected in all titles on the Intel model, but it doesn’t scale properly in titles such as Far Cry 5 on the AMD model. Hence, the GPU runs at lower power in these titles on the AMD unit, which partially explains the differences in recorded framerates. I’m going in-depth on these aspects in the reviews.

I must also touch on the internal CPU/GPU temperatures here. These TUFs are both up to 155W of Crossload CPU+GPU power designs, with the ability to allocate up to 140W of power to the GPU with Dynamic Boost, and the rest to the CPU. As a result, the GPU runs in the low to mid-80s on both, but the CPU runs a fair bit warmer on the AMD model.

Of course, as explained in our reviews, the cooling design chokes up the fans on these TUF Gaming laptops as long as you’re keeping them on a desk, and bumping up their backs of the desk in order to improve the airflow helps lower the internal temperatures.

No matter how you use the laptop, though, the CPU and GPU in the Intel model run a few degrees cooler than on the AMD model, as shown in these logs below.

That’s despite the fact that both share an identical thermal module design, with two fans, four radiators, several heatpipes, and high-capacity VRMs.

This aspect also translates into some thermal differences at the case level, where the hotspot on the Intel model is a few degrees lower than the same hotspot on the AMD unit. These differences are within 2-5 degrees Celsius.

Bottom point, the Intel platform has a minor edge in gaming performance and temperatures in these two review units. The differences are small, but could matter in your decision.

Efficiency

Battery life is one final aspect I’d like to touch on here, especially with daily use activities and video streaming.

Here’s what we got in our tests on the AMD platform, with the screen’s brightness set at around 120 nits (~60 brightness), 60 Hz refresh, and on Hybrid MUX mode.

• 14 W (~5-7 h of use) – text editing in Google Drive, Silent  Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;
• 12 W (~7-8 h of use) – 1080p fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Silent Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;
• 11. 5 W (~8-9 h of use) – Netflix fullscreen in Edge, Silent Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;
• 18 W (~4-6 h of use) – browsing in Edge, Performance Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;
• 85 W (~1 h of use) – Gaming – Witcher 3, Performance Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON, no fps limit.

And here’s the Intel model with the exact same screen and settings:

• 16 W (~5-6 h of use) – text editing in Google Drive, Silent  Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;
• 15.5 W (~6 h of use) – 1080p fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Silent Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;
• 14 W (~6-7 h of use) – Netflix fullscreen in Edge, Silent Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;
• 20 W (~4-5 h of use) – browsing in Edge, Performance Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;
• 80 W (~1+ h of use) – Gaming – Witcher 3, Performance Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON, no fps limit.

The AMD configuration wins here by a fair margin, and keep in mind those AMD readings have most likely improved in the meantime with the more recent software, based on our other reviews of Ryzen 6000 notebooks.

Thus, if battery life is important for you, the AMD Ryzen platform scores a potentially game-changing point in the efficiency category.

Conclusions – AMD Ryzen or Intel Core?

Unlike in previous years, the 2022 Intel 12th gen hardware offers a significant boost in performance over the AMD Ryzen 6000 hardware of this generation, as well as over the Intel and AMD platforms available before. Compared to the Ryzen 7 6800H, we’re looking at a 5-20% advantage in CPU tests and workloads, 20+% in creative loads that utilize Quick-Sync, and even 5-10% gains in combined activities, work tasks, and games.

If interested, a detailed comparison between the higher-tier AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Intel Core i9-12900H processors is available in this separate article.

Furthermore, our tests of the identical TUF Gaming units showcase a slight advantage in internal and external temperatures for the Intel unit, despite the fact that both are running in the same conditions and implement the same thermal module.

The AMD platform, on the other hand, is still the more efficient of the two, especially with light use and video streaming. At the time of this article, Intel still need to optimize those Efficiency cores, as I’m not seeing any noticeable efficiency improvements between the 11th and 12th gen Core H platforms.

Pricing is another aspect that you will want to consider in your decision, and that seems to lean in favor of the AMD platform as well, as of mid-2022. At the same time, AMD are having a hard-time supplying Ryzen 6000 laptops in stores, so your options for AMD laptops might end up quite limited. On top of that, you should also account for the fact that Intel hardware is still available in a lot more SKUs these days, both in mid-level gaming laptops such as the TUFs referenced here, but especially in higher-tier performance options, where AMD options are still limited.

Bottom point, the Ryzen 7 6800H and the entire Ryzen 6000 hardware platform are competitive, well-balanced for demanding loads and daily use on battery, and theoretically more affordable than the Intel specs of 2022. At the same time, though, Intel’s 12th gen i7-12700H and the entire Alder Lake platform is the performance champion of the generation, and are available in a wider range of notebooks.

This pretty much wraps up my take on the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and Intel Core i7-12700H. More about each implementation is available in our detailed reviews, so make sure to check them out. Oh, and don’t forget to post your feedback and impressions down below, in the comments section.

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The difference between AMD and Intel processors

The main difference between AMD and Intel processors is that AMD processors are great at multitasking, have a lower price, while Intel processors are better at single-threaded tasks, are more high performance, and also energy efficient processors.

The debate between AMD and Intel has become more intense over the past couple of years. Different models from these two manufacturers have different clock speeds, number of cores, and other specifications. But once you know what you are looking for and what each manufacturer offers, the decision-making process becomes much easier. Here’s everything you need to know about the difference between AMD and Intel processors and which one you should buy.

Table of Contents

1. Overview and Key Differences
2. AMD vs. Intel: Who Makes the Best Processor?
3. Best speed
4. Best overclocking
5. More cores
6. Best performance
7. Best price
8. Conclusion

AMD vs Intel: who makes the best processor?

When it comes to choosing AMD or Intel, it all depends on how you intend to use the processor. AMD is a good choice for entry-level and mid-level users, while Intel makes the best premium chips for professional users. This is because Intel’s high-end chips are faster and more power efficient than AMD’s.

Intel Core i9-9900K Processor

For decades, Intel dominated AMD and was considered the leader in the processor market. However, things changed for AMD when they released the Ryzen 7 series, which was meant to compete with Intel’s Core i7 offerings.

AMD has completed the Ryzen 3 and 5 models. Their latest offering is the Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD’s first 16-core, 32-thread mainstream processor. In contrast, Intel offers an eight-core, 16-thread Core i9 processor-9900K, which is advertised by the company as «the best gaming processor in the world». The Intel Core X series processors have up to 18 cores and 36 threads, making them ideal for high-performance system users who are involved in content creation.

Best Speed: Intel

Processor performance is measured by clock speed. This number is expressed in gigahertz (GHz) and it tells you how fast the processor can process data. A higher clock speed means the processor can perform tasks better. However, other factors such as the number of cores and how fast the processor processes instructions can also affect the performance of the processor.

When it comes to the difference in speed, the difference between AMD and Intel is minimal for entry-level and mid-range products. As far as entry-level processors go, Ryzen 3 models are almost as fast as Intel processors. For example, the Core i38350K has the highest clock speed in the series at 4.0GHz, while the Ryzen 3 2300X and 220G models offer a comparable clock speed of 3.5GHz. Mid-range AMD processors start at 3.1GHz on the Ryzen 5 2600E, while Intel processors start at a lower 1.7GHz on the Core i5 8500T.

Geekbench

Processor Benchmark Intel is indeed offering higher clock speeds for its high-end Core i7 and i9 processors. There are models in the i9 series that have comparable speeds to their Ryzen Threadripper counterparts. However, for this line, Ryzen processors are more power hungry than Intel, so if you need a high performance processor that runs at high speeds and is also energy efficient, Intel is your best bet.

Best Overclocking: AMD

Overclocking allows you to run your PC’s clock speed at speeds that exceed the manufacturer’s recommendations. There are some chips that have overclocking locked, which means the manufacturer has designed them to only run at certain clock speeds. However, there are also chips that are unlocked, allowing them to be overclocked.

AMD outperforms Intel when it comes to overclocking. This is because AMD processors are unlocked even on affordable models such as the AMD Ryzen 3 2200G for around $100. Therefore, they can be overclocked if the motherboard chipset is also capable of overclocking. In contrast, Intel chips are only capable of overclocking if they have a «K» at the end of the model number. They tend to be more expensive, such as the Intel Core i3-9350K which costs about $180.

More cores: AMD

A core is a processor that receives and executes instructions. The more cores a processor has, the more tasks it can process per unit of time and the more efficient it is.

The main advantage of AMD is a large number of cores. On the other hand, Intel has traditionally abandoned a large number of cores in favor of hyper-threading (Hyper-Threading). With hyperthreading, the processor divides the physical cores into virtual cores or threads to run multiple tasks at the same time. For example, a quad-core Intel processor can turn into an eight-threaded, hyper-threaded core.

The number of AMD and Intel cores at the entry level is exactly the opposite. Both the Ryzen 3 and Intel Core i3 models offer four cores each. The same is true for high-end desktop computers (HEDT) designed for enthusiasts. Ryzen Threadripper models offer 8, 12, and 16 physical cores, while Intel i9 models offer 10 to 18 physical cores.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper

Processor AMD’s core count comes out on top when it comes to midrange offerings. Ryzen 5 chips have four to six hyper-threaded cores, while Ryzen 7 chips have eight cores. In comparison, the Intel Core i5 and i7 chips have only six physical cores, with only the i7 chips supporting hyper-threading.

Best performance

When you compare AMD and Intel chips, AMD processors are great at multitasking, while Intel processors are better at single-threaded tasks. Tasks that use multiple cores include photo and video editing programs, 3D modeling and rendering programs, graphics-heavy games, and performance-demanding applications.

Test results show that the Intel i9 chipThe 9980XE performs best when using video editing software. The test used Adobe Premiere Pro, MAGIX Vegas Pro and HandBrake on AMD and Intel chips. However, AMD Threadripper and Ryzen 9 came in second.

For CPU 3D rendering software like V-Ray, AMD is the best choice. According to tests, the Ryzen 9 3900X renders content the fastest. The Core i9 7900X came in third with a 10% faster render time.

Ryzen 9 3900X

Processor Understandably, since most people only need to use general performance applications, they will see better performance from AMD chips. For example, the benchmarks show that the Ryzen 7 2700X and 1800X scored higher than the Core i7-8700K when it came to zip file compression. For Microsoft Excel, comparisons show that the Ryzen 7 3700X models outperformed the Core i9-7920X and 9700K.

Best Price: AMD

Nowhere is the AMD vs. Intel battle more evident than in pricing. Having been the market leader for decades, Intel has been able to raise its prices. AMD’s main advantage is its aggressive pricing strategy. AMD offers more cores and better performance at a lower price point, which calls into question whether Intel should charge higher prices. Ever since AMD launched the Ryzen series in 2017, Intel has had to introduce products at different price points to avoid price cuts.

At the bottom end of the processor segment, AMD is the leader. For example, the budget AMD Athlon 200GE dual-core, four-thread processor costs only $55. It’s cheaper than Intel’s budget counterpart, the Pentium G5400 Gold, which costs about $65.

The price difference is even more noticeable in the middle class models. For example, an AMD Ryzen 5 2600X processor with a Wraith Spire cooler sells for $150. In contrast, its counterpart, the Intel Core i5-9600K, sells for $250.

In the high-end range, Intel’s flagship offering, the Core i9-9900K, costs $550. On the other hand, its AMD equivalent, the Ryzen 9 3900X, costs $430.

Conclusion

Ultimately, choosing between AMD and Intel comes down to your preferences, specific use case, and budget. However, a good rule of thumb is to stick with AMD for low-end and mid-range chips and Intel for high-end, power-efficient models.

Choosing a server processor: AMD or Intel

Comparison of processors from different manufacturers may be of interest not only to computer geniuses, but also to ordinary buyers. There are a huge variety of products from this segment on the market, which you can get acquainted with in more detail here https://pn.com.ua/ct/1041/. Among the entire range, as in any category, there are leaders. They are Intel Xeon Silver 4114, Intel Xeon Gold 6140, and AMD Epyc 7310. Several tests and comparisons will help us determine the absolute winner in this competition. Let’s start with the main characteristics of the processors.

1. Xeon Silver has: 10 cores, 20 threads, base frequency 2.20 GHz;

2. Xeon Gold has: 18 cores, 36 threads and a base frequency of 2.30 GHz;

3. The

   Epyc has: 16 cores, 32 threads and a base frequency of 2.40 GHz.

The technological process for all processors is the same and is 14 nm;

Paying attention to this information, each buyer can highlight the main advantages and disadvantages of each of the models.

In addition to technical characteristics, significant differences can be seen in the microarchitecture of Intel and AMD processors. In this case, tests were carried out showing how different models will work with the memory subsystem. In the course of this experiment, the well-known STREAM benchmark was used by many.

This test is synthetic in nature, and its results reflect how the throughput of models has changed in the course of working with big data and high load. For those who do not know what STREAM is, we will explain that this is a simple program created in C. It is often used to test the performance of powerful supercomputers.

But in order for the test to be effective, the server configuration must be uniform, and as we know from the characteristics section, the number of server channels for these processor models does not match. But in the course of this testing, quite interesting results were obtained.

The results of the test showed us the following results:

• AMD 7361 — 23 GB/s

• Intel 6140 — 9 Gb/s

• Intel 4114 — 8 Gb/s

For those who do not know, the more GB / s, the better the indicator. The results show that Epyc is significantly ahead of its competitors. But such evidence of high performance is rather circumstantial. Therefore, to obtain an objective assessment, it is necessary to conduct other tests in different categories. It should be said that we will not describe each of them, but their results are already known. And with their help, you can make a full-fledged conclusion.

In general, AMD EPYC 7351 shows quite good performance, and Intel performs worse in this parameter, but among the general experiments it should be said that EPYC did not manage to become the absolute leader.

Now let’s understand the price-quality ratio of the models. The recommended price for the AMD EPYC 7351 is $1100, which is an order of magnitude cheaper than the cost of processors from the Intel Xeon Gold line, but the same amount is similar to most of the old models from the Xeon Silver series. Thus, for $1100 you can afford to buy either Intel Xeon Silver or AMD EPYC with much better performance.

But in general, it should be noted that at the moment, for complex calculations and high-performance visualizations, Intel are more adapted. When choosing a processor, you need to focus on the purpose of the purchase.