AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core i7-6500U
64Single-core—
71.4Multi-core20.4
40Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU20
75.4Platformspec-based28.9
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX2 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 9 7940HX
- Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 20
- 1514% higher PassMark: 52,889 vs 3,276
- 1500% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 4 MB
- 700% higher cores: 16 vs 2
- 700% higher threads: 32 vs 4
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2015 |
| Process | 5 nm+64% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 15 W+73% |
| Max TDP | 75 W+200% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+700% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 16 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | — |
| Threads | 32+700% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz+4% |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+68% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+1500% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+100% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,751Top 33% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 16,094Top 19% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,807Top 39% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 29,400Top 8% | — |
| PassMark | 52,889+1514%Top 7% | 3,276Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 263Bottom 3% |
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