AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i7-6500U
37.7Single-core—
31.8Multi-core20.4
81.9Efficiencyspec-based66.4
46.3iGPU20
36.9Platformspec-based28.9
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U 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 5500U
- Stronger multi-core score: 32 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 46 vs 20
- 284% higher PassMark: 12,592 vs 3,276
- 273% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 980 vs 263
- 200% higher cores: 6 vs 2
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 19% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2015 |
| Process | 7 nm+50% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 25 W | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6+200% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 6 | — |
| Threads | 12+200% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz+19% |
| Boost clock | 4 GHz+29% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB+100% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 1,800 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,517Bottom 9% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 5,872Bottom 12% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,172Bottom 13% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 7,209Bottom 23% | — |
| PassMark | 12,592+284%Bottom 24% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 980+273%Bottom 34% | 263Bottom 4% |
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