Intel Core i7-6500U vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
—Single-core76.8
20.4Multi-core83.4
66.4Efficiencyspec-based44.4
20iGPU60.5
28.9Platformspec-based73.9
1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U11 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
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 i7-6500U
- 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
- Stronger multi-core score: 83 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 61 vs 20
- 1625% higher PassMark: 56,512 vs 3,276
- 1100% higher cores: 24 vs 2
- 800% higher L3 cache: 36 MB vs 4 MB
General
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2015 | 2025 |
| Process | 14 nm | 3 nm+79% |
| Base TDP | 15 W+73% | 55 W |
| Max TDP | 25 W | 160 W+540% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 24+1100% |
| Performance cores | — | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 24+500% |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.8 GHz+12% |
| Boost clock | 3.1 GHz | 5.5 GHz+77% |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 36 MB+800% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Intel Graphics (4 Xe-cores) |
| iGPU clock | 1,050 MHz | 2,000 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 | DDR5-6400 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 256 GB+700% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 3,150Top 12% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 20,500Top 12% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 2,250Top 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 37,500Top 3% |
| PassMark | 3,276Bottom 4% | 56,512+1625%Top 4% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 263Bottom 4% | 1,855+605%Top 36% |
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