AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs Intel Core i7-8650U
48.2Single-core—
33.9Multi-core24.3
81.9Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU25.8
49.9Platformspec-based37.2
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7530U0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8650U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8650U 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 7530U
- Stronger multi-core score: 34 vs 24
- 141% higher PassMark: 14,896 vs 6,170
- 100% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 8 MB
- 100% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 32 GB
- 50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8650U
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2017 |
| Process | 7 nm+50% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | — | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 0 |
| Threads | 12+50% | 8 |
| Base clock | 2 GHz+5% | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz+7% | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+100% | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | 2,000 MHz | 1,150 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+100% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,991Bottom 20% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 7,067Bottom 20% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,435Bottom 25% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 6,985Bottom 21% | — |
| PassMark | 14,896+141%Bottom 31% | 6,170Bottom 11% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 389Bottom 8% |
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