The word on this now is a resounding NO.  It’s no longer a workable plan if you have particularly filed a change of status case and depart the USA while it is pending which is viewed as abandoning your change of status request and automatically triggers the $100,000 required fee even though your H-1B petition might be entirely approvable.  

Overall, consular processing in today’s immigration environment carries significant risks because if the application is denied or placed into lengthy administrative processing, you can be trapped outside the US, separated from family, from your job, and limiting your access to legal representation.

The take-away message here is do not leave the USA while your change of status petition is pending with USCIS.

 More here on H-1B cap season:  https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations/h-1b-cap-season