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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i7-6500U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
32.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-6500U
29.1Inno Score
22.2Single-core22.9
24.5Multi-core20.4
70.8Efficiencyspec-based66.4
39.6iGPU20
24.4Platformspec-based28.9
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 3700U1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U wins this laptop processor face-off, 32.4 to 29.1, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+20) and multi-core (+4). Intel Core i7-6500U 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 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

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i7-6500U
Announced20192015
Process12 nm+14%14 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP35 W+40%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i7-6500U
Cores4+100%2
Performance cores4—
Threads8+100%4
Base clock2.3 GHz2.5 GHz+9%
Boost clock4 GHz+29%3.1 GHz
L3 cache4 MB4 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i7-6500U
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 10Intel HD Graphics 520
iGPU clock1,400 MHz1,050 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i7-6500U
Memory supportDDR4-2400DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600
Max memory—32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Intel Core i7-6500U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UIntel Core i7-6500U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,006Bottom 1%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,412Bottom 4%—
PassMark7,007+114%Bottom 10%3,276Bottom 4%
PassMark (single thread)1,928+14%Bottom 7%1,686Bottom 4%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)724+175%Bottom 21%263Bottom 3%

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