AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Intel Core i7-8650U
70.9Single-core—
60.7Multi-core24.3
73.5Efficiencyspec-based66.4
72.9iGPU25.8
70.8Platformspec-based37.2
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4701 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8650U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8650U 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 9 HX 470
- Stronger multi-core score: 61 vs 24
- Stronger iGPU score: 73 vs 26
- 733% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 3,242 vs 389
- 700% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 32 GB
- 501% higher PassMark: 37,081 vs 6,170
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8650U
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2017 |
| 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 9 HX 470 | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 12+200% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | 8 | 0 |
| Threads | 24+200% | 8 |
| Base clock | 2 GHz+5% | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+24% | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 cache | 24 MB+200% | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 890M | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | 3,100 MHz | 1,150 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X, DDR5 | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 |
| Max memory | 256 GB+700% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 | Intel Core i7-8650U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,941Top 21% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 14,689Top 28% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,061Top 17% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 22,975Top 15% | — |
| PassMark | 37,081+501%Top 14% | 6,170Bottom 11% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 3,242+733%Top 12% | 389Bottom 8% |
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