AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS vs Intel Core i7-3517U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS and Intel Core i7-3517U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS

Intel Core i7-3517U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 6 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 57% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3164 vs 1349
9.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20291 vs 2123

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 3 June 2012
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4096 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3164 vs 1349
PassMark - CPU mark	20291 vs 2123

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3517U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3517U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3164

1349

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20291

2123

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	Intel Core i7-3517U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3164	1349
PassMark - CPU mark	20291	2123
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6406
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		506
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.249
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.076
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.179
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1737
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1737

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	Intel Core i7-3517U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Jan 2022	3 June 2012
Place in performance rating	684	2782
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Processor Number		i7-3517U
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	1.90 GHz
Die size	208 mm²	118 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2200 MHz	350 MHz
Device ID		0x166
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		31.0mm x 24.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
Number of USB ports	4.0
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)