AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Intel Core i7-6500U
74.2Single-core—
82Multi-core20.4
42.2Efficiencyspec-based66.4
32.6iGPU20
84.3Platformspec-based28.9
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX1 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 9955HX
- Stronger multi-core score: 82 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 33 vs 20
- 1617% higher PassMark: 56,261 vs 3,276
- 1500% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 4 MB
- 700% higher cores: 16 vs 2
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2015 |
| Process | 4 nm+71% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 15 W+73% |
| Max TDP | 75 W+200% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+700% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 16 | — |
| Threads | 32+700% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz+74% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+1500% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | 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 9955HX | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5600 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 256 GB+700% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,080Top 17% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 19,500Top 12% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,150Top 12% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 37,500Top 3% | — |
| PassMark | 56,261+1617%Top 5% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 528+101%Bottom 20% | 263Bottom 4% |
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