AMD Ryzen 7 250 vs Intel Core i7-7500U
59.8Single-core—
45.9Multi-core20.9
73.5Efficiencyspec-based66.4
68.5iGPU21.4
49.3Platformspec-based28.9
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 2501 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 7 250
- Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 21
- 731% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,659 vs 320
- 590% higher PassMark: 25,087 vs 3,636
- 300% higher cores: 8 vs 2
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-7500U
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | 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 7 250 | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+300% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 8 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | — |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 3.3 GHz+22% | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.1 GHz+46% | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+300% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | 2,700 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,542Top 48% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 10,170Bottom 40% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,710Top 47% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 14,588Top 38% | — |
| PassMark | 25,087+590%Top 32% | 3,636Bottom 5% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 2,659+731%Top 22% | 320Bottom 5% |
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