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AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS vs Intel Core i7-6500U

AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
55.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-6500U
—Inno Score
59.3Single-core—
44.1Multi-core20.4
65.4Efficiencyspec-based66.4
64.9iGPU20
58.8Platformspec-based28.9
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS1 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 8645HS

  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 20
  • Stronger iGPU score: 65 vs 20
  • 759% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,260 vs 263
  • 700% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 32 GB
  • 571% higher PassMark: 21,977 vs 3,276

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U

  • 57% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 35 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i7-6500U
Announced20232015
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
Base TDP35 W15 W+57%
Max TDP54 W+116%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i7-6500U
Cores6+200%2
Performance cores6—
Threads12+200%4
Base clock4.3 GHz+72%2.5 GHz
Boost clock5 GHz+61%3.1 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+300%4 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i7-6500U
iGPUAMD Radeon 760MIntel HD Graphics 520
iGPU clock2,600 MHz1,050 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i7-6500U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600
Max memory256 GB+700%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core i7-6500U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,520Top 49%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,300Bottom 41%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,700Top 48%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,000Top 47%—
PassMark21,977+571%Top 45%3,276Bottom 4%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,260+759%Top 32%263Bottom 4%

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