AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 vs Intel Core i7-6500U
59.8Single-core—
51Multi-core20.4
53.8Efficiencyspec-based66.4
71.7iGPU20
61.8Platformspec-based28.9
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 H 2551 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 H 255
- Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 20
- 1070% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 3,077 vs 263
- 761% higher PassMark: 28,205 vs 3,276
- 700% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 32 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2015 |
| 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 H 255 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+300% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 8 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | — |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz+52% | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.9 GHz+58% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+300% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 2,600 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 256 GB+700% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,546Top 48% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,670Top 39% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,708Top 50% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 16,137Top 32% | — |
| PassMark | 28,205+761%Top 25% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 3,077+1070%Top 17% | 263Bottom 4% |
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