AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 vs Intel Core i7-6500U
64.8Single-core—
50Multi-core20.4
73.5Efficiencyspec-based66.4
66.6iGPU20
61.8Platformspec-based28.9
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 7 3502 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 AI 7 350
- Stronger multi-core score: 50 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 67 vs 20
- 830% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,446 vs 263
- 700% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 32 GB
- 662% higher PassMark: 24,962 vs 3,276
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
- 25% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2015 |
| Process | 4 nm+71% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W | 15 W+46% |
| Max TDP | 54 W+116% | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+300% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 4 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2 GHz | 2.5 GHz+25% |
| Boost clock | 5 GHz+61% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+300% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 2,900 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 256 GB+700% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,700Top 39% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,500Top 42% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,880Top 30% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 16,500Top 31% | — |
| PassMark | 24,962+662%Top 33% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 2,446+830%Top 29% | 263Bottom 4% |
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