AMD Ryzen 5 220 vs Intel Core i7-7500U
53.2Single-core—
38.6Multi-core20.9
73.5Efficiencyspec-based66.4
54.7iGPU21.4
44.9Platformspec-based28.9
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 2201 spec wins — Intel Core i7-7500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-7500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 220
- Stronger multi-core score: 39 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 55 vs 21
- 411% higher PassMark: 18,570 vs 3,636
- 347% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,430 vs 320
- 300% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 4 MB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-7500U
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2016 |
| Process | 4 nm+71% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W | 15 W+46% |
| Max TDP | 30 W+20% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6+200% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 2 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 12+200% | 4 |
| Base clock | 3.2 GHz+19% | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.9 GHz+40% | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+300% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 740M | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | 2,800 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5/LPDDR5x | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,476Bottom 51% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,065Bottom 25% | — |
| PassMark | 18,570+411%Bottom 46% | 3,636Bottom 5% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 1,430+347%Bottom 50% | 320Bottom 5% |
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