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AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs Intel Core i5-8250U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
49.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-8250U
34.1Inno Score
46.5Single-core31.5
37.1Multi-core24
81.9Efficiencyspec-based66.4
49.7iGPU25.8
49.3Platformspec-based35
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5800U0 spec wins — Intel Core i5-8250U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U wins this laptop processor face-off, 49.3 to 34.1, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+24) and single-core (+15). Intel Core i5-8250U 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 5800U

  • Stronger single-core score: 47 vs 32
  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 50 vs 26
  • 211% higher PassMark: 17,953 vs 5,777
  • 194% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,142 vs 389

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-8250U

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i5-8250U
Announced20212017
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i5-8250U
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—0
Threads16+100%8
Base clock1.9 GHz+19%1.6 GHz
Boost clock4.4 GHz+29%3.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i5-8250U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel UHD Graphics 620
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i5-8250U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory—32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core i5-8250U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,865Bottom 17%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,934Bottom 24%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,425+63%Bottom 22%874Bottom 5%
Cinebench R23 (multi)8,851+185%Bottom 31%3,108Bottom 6%
PassMark17,953+211%Bottom 43%5,777Bottom 7%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,142+194%Bottom 41%389Bottom 8%

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