AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs Intel Core i7-6500U
46.5Single-core—
37.1Multi-core20.4
81.9Efficiencyspec-based66.4
49.7iGPU20
49.3Platformspec-based28.9
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5800U1 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 5800U
- Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 50 vs 20
- 448% higher PassMark: 17,953 vs 3,276
- 334% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,142 vs 263
- 300% higher cores: 8 vs 2
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 32% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2015 |
| Process | 7 nm+50% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 25 W | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+300% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 8 | — |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 1.9 GHz | 2.5 GHz+32% |
| Boost clock | 4.4 GHz+42% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+300% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 2,000 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,865Bottom 17% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 7,934Bottom 24% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,425Bottom 22% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 8,851Bottom 31% | — |
| PassMark | 17,953+448%Bottom 43% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 1,142+334%Bottom 41% | 263Bottom 4% |
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