AMD Ryzen 7 4800U vs Intel Core i5-6500TE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 4800U and Intel Core i5-6500TE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U

Intel Core i5-6500TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 4800U

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2570 vs 1837
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16689 vs 4772

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2570 vs 1837
PassMark - CPU mark	16689 vs 4772

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6500TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2570

1837

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16689

4772

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	Intel Core i5-6500TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2570	1837
PassMark - CPU mark	16689	4772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		741
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2176
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7031
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7031

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	Intel Core i5-6500TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	Q4'15
OPN Tray	100-000000082
Place in performance rating	809	828
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i5-6500TE
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot