AMD Ryzen 7 260 vs Intel Core i7-8565U
62.4Single-core—
50.6Multi-core24
53.8Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU25.8
55.5Platformspec-based41.6
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 2601 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8565U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8565U 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 7 260
- Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 24
- 371% higher PassMark: 27,980 vs 5,935
- 116% higher Max TDP: 54 W vs 25 W
- 111% higher Base clock: 3.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
- 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8565U
- 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2018 |
| Process | 4 nm+71% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 45 W | 15 W+67% |
| Max TDP | 54 W+116% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+100% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 8+100% | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 0 |
| Threads | 16+100% | 8 |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz+111% | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.1 GHz+11% | 4.6 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+100% | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | 2,700 MHz | 1,150 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600 | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | 96 GB+50% | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Intel Core i7-8565U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,660Top 41% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,071Top 47% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,774Top 44% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 16,884Top 29% | — |
| PassMark | 27,980+371%Top 28% | 5,935Bottom 8% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 389Bottom 7% |
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