AMD Ryzen 7 250 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
—Single-core47.3
—Multi-core42.6
86.7Efficiency47.1
—iGPU78
49.3Platform63.1
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 2504 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 7 250 wins this laptop processor face-off, 68 to 51.1, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+40). Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 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
- Stronger efficiency score: 87 vs 47
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
- Stronger platform score: 63 vs 49
- 100% higher cores: 16 vs 8
- 50% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 16 MB
- 38% higher threads: 22 vs 16
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2024 |
| Process | 4 nm+43% | 7 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 45 W |
| Max TDP | — | 115 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 16+100% |
| Performance cores | 8+33% | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 22+38% |
| Base clock | — | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 5.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 24 MB+50% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics (8 Xe) |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,350 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600 |
| Max memory | — | 96 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,430Top 67% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 13,400Top 44% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,790Top 52% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 17,300Top 37% |
| PassMark | — | 30,100Top 43% |
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