AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Intel Core i7-6500U
63.5Single-core—
52.6Multi-core20.4
65.4Efficiencyspec-based66.4
68.5iGPU20
61.8Platformspec-based28.9
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS1 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 8945HS
- Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 20
- 911% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,659 vs 263
- 792% higher PassMark: 29,208 vs 3,276
- 700% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 32 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 57% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 35 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2015 |
| Process | 4 nm+71% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 35 W | 15 W+57% |
| Max TDP | 54 W+116% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+300% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 8 | — |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 4 GHz+60% | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+68% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+300% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 2,800 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | 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 9 8945HS | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,700Top 39% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 13,100Top 37% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,810Top 35% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 17,300Top 26% | — |
| PassMark | 29,208+792%Top 23% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 2,659+911%Top 22% | 263Bottom 4% |
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