Intel Core i7-6822EQ vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-6822EQ and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6822EQ

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1807 vs 1619
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6515 vs 5550
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1807 vs 1619
PassMark - CPU mark 6515 vs 5550

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-6822EQ
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1619
1807
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5550
6515
Name Intel Core i7-6822EQ AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1619 1807
PassMark - CPU mark 5550 6515
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 661
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2341
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 270.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 88.733
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 638
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 925
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2240
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 638
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 925
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2240

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-6822EQ AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Zen
Launch date Q4'15 26 October 2017
Place in performance rating 1515 1473
Processor Number i7-6822EQ
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray YM2500C4T4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 8
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Number of GPU cores 8
Transistor count 4500 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x191B
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 Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency 1100 MHz
iGPU core count 8

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

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 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1440 FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP 12-25 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Video Core Next (VCN)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)