AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-6500U
22.2Single-core—
24.5Multi-core20.4
70.8Efficiencyspec-based66.4
39.6iGPU20
24.4Platformspec-based28.9
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 3700U1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U 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 3700U
- Stronger multi-core score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 40 vs 20
- 175% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 724 vs 263
- 114% higher PassMark: 7,007 vs 3,276
- 100% higher cores: 4 vs 2
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 3700U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2015 |
| Process | 12 nm+14% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 35 W+40% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 3700U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4+100% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 8+100% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz+9% |
| Boost clock | 4 GHz+29% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 3700U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 1,400 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 3700U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 3700U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,006Bottom 2% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,412Bottom 5% | — |
| PassMark | 7,007+114%Bottom 13% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 724+175%Bottom 26% | 263Bottom 4% |
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