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AMD Ryzen 7 250 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

AMD Ryzen 7 250
56.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
62.6Inno Score
59.8Single-core66.6
45.9Multi-core65.1
73.5Efficiencyspec-based44.4
68.5iGPU—
49.3Platformspec-based68.1
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 25012 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.6 to 56.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+19) and single-core (+7). AMD Ryzen 7 250 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 250

  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W
  • 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6
  • 14% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 67 vs 60
  • Stronger multi-core score: 65 vs 46
  • 433% higher Max TDP: 160 W vs 30 W
  • 125% higher cores: 18 vs 8
  • 88% higher L3 cache: 30 MB vs 16 MB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Announced20252026
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W+49%55 W
Max TDP30 W160 W+433%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Cores818+125%
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores012
Threads1618+13%
Base clock3.3 GHz+14%2.9 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L3 cache16 MB30 MB+88%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Graphics (3 Xe)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,800 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Memory support—DDR5-6400
Max memory—256 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 250 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 250Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Geekbench 6 (single)2,542Top 48%2,762+9%Top 32%
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,170Bottom 40%14,233+40%Top 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,710Top 49%1,941+14%Top 26%
Cinebench R23 (multi)14,588Top 38%26,001+78%Top 11%
PassMark25,087Top 31%47,051+88%Top 8%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 23%—

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