Intel Core i5-8250U vs Intel Core i7-6500U
31.5Single-core—
24Multi-core20.4
66.4Efficiencyspec-based66.4
25.8iGPU20
35Platformspec-based28.9
7 spec wins — Intel Core i5-8250U1 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 Intel Core i5-8250U
- Stronger multi-core score: 24 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 26 vs 20
- 100% higher cores: 4 vs 2
- 100% higher threads: 8 vs 4
- 76% higher PassMark: 5,777 vs 3,276
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 56% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
General
| Spec | Intel Core i5-8250U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2015 |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 25 W | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core i5-8250U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4+100% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 4 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | — |
| Threads | 8+100% | 4 |
| Base clock | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz+56% |
| Boost clock | 3.4 GHz+10% | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6 MB+50% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core i5-8250U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| iGPU clock | 1,100 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core i5-8250U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core i5-8250U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 874Bottom 6% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 3,108Bottom 7% | — |
| PassMark | 5,777+76%Bottom 7% | 3,276Bottom 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 389+48%Bottom 8% | 263Bottom 4% |
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