AMD Ryzen 7 250 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
59.8Single-core22.9
45.9Multi-core20.9
73.5Efficiencyspec-based82.2
68.5iGPU22
49.3Platformspec-based24.4
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 2502 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 7 250 wins this laptop processor face-off, 56.3 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+47) and single-core (+37). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 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 single-core score: 60 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 22
- 763% higher PassMark: 25,087 vs 2,908
- 743% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 14,588 vs 1,730
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 79% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 28 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2021 |
| Process | 4 nm+60% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W | 6 W+79% |
| Max TDP | 30 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+100% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 8 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 4 |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 3.3 GHz+200% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.1 GHz+55% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+300% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,700 MHz | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | — | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,542Top 48% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 10,170Bottom 40% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,710+156%Top 47% | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 14,588+743%Top 38% | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 25,087+763%Top 32% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 2,659+709%Top 22% | 329Bottom 6% |
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