CPU Performance
The first set of synthetic tests will focus mostly on the processor performance itself. These will give an indication of the raw processing power of a particular processor design. These include:
1T or single-thread performance
This measures the ability of a single core on the processor to execute instructions. Some applications are more sensitive to 1T performance.
nT or multi-thread performance
This measures the ability of the processor to use more than one core/thread to execute instructions. To more rapidly scale performance, more cores and threads are added to processor designs.
Application vendors are working to exploit this capability by dividing tasks into multiple code paths that can execute in parallel. Users involved in more complex computing, whether it is large spreadsheet calculation, content creation, or multiapplication mega-tasking, benefit from a better nT score.
Overall Processor Performance
Overall CPU scores measure both 1T and nT capabilities to give a broad view of overall processor performance. While Passmark 9 is being replaced by the newer Passmark 10 version, it is still widely referenced and therefore included in the analysis.
The benchmarks used were the following:
- CineBench R23 (including 1T and nT)
- Geekbench v5 (including single core, multi-core)
- Passmark 10 CPU Mark
- Passmark 9 CPU Mark
In terms of single-thread or 1T performance, a slight advantage goes to the Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor. However, on CineBench 1T it is within the 5% margin of error.
In terms of nT or multi-thread performance tests as well as the Passmark 9 and Passmark 10 CPU tests, the difference between the two processors is much greater. Here the Ryzen™ 7 PRO 5850U has a larger advantage and is well outside the 5% range for each of the tests.
In this case, the advantage of 8 high-performance cores / 16 threads over the Core i7’s 4 cores / 8 threads is apparent. Heavy multi-taskers, users requiring complex computations, frequent users of online collaboration tools, or content creators will have a more productive experience.
The geomean score looking at the complete set of processor tests indicates that the Ryzen™ 7 PRO 5850U enjoys a large margin in overall processor performance with a multi-thread advantage that will help ensure that even future applications and workflows will have more processing power to utilize.
System Level Performance
For system level tests, a series of both synthetic and applicationbased benchmarks were used, including:
- Passmark 10 Overall
- PCMark 10 Benchmark
- PCMark 10 Extended
- Sysmark 2018 Rating Overall
- Sysmark 25 Rating Overall
These benchmarks test many different aspects of the system, including processor, memory, storage, responsiveness, and graphics capabilities. As such, they are a reasonably good indication of overall system level performance.
For these results, the two processors are pretty much equal (+/-5%) in two of the tests, indicating a comparable performance. The Ryzen™ 7 PRO 5850U is significantly outside the 5% margin on several of the tests while the Core i7-1185G7 has the advantage on one of the tests. This would indicate a slight system level performance nod to the Ryzen™ 7 PRO 5850U as noted by a geomean average of +5%.
Application Performance
For application performance, a series of tests were used:
- PCMark® 10 Productivity Test Group
- PCMark® 10 APP Performance Overall
- PCMark® 10 App Performance Word
- PCMark® 10 App Performance Excel
- PCMark® 10 App Performance PowerPoint
- PCMark® 10 App Performance Edge
FutureMark’s PCMark 10 Application tests use the Microsoft Office applications to gauge the level of productivity a user can expect from the system. This is a popular test, and a good gauge of general office productivity. In this set of tests there is an overall score that rolls up the various individual application test scores.
The PCMark 10 Productivity test also evaluates productivity using a different set of open-source productivity applications. These results would indicate that in terms of office productivity, the Ryzen™ 7 PRO 5850U is slightly ahead of the Core i7-1185G7, borne out by the geomean average score of +6%.
