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Intel Core i5-8257U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
Intel Core i5-8257U
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Q2/2022
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-8257U or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-8257U has a base frequency of 1.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H has a base frequency of 3.3 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 45 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8257U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    295 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    299 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    339 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    437 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    448 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    470 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    364 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    350 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 136% better clock speed

    3.3 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.5 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    155 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    192 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    175 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000U left arrow AMD Ryzen 6000H
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Ryzen PRO
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 5
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen PRO 6000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    1.4 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 6x Zen 3+
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.8 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 8
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow 1900 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 left arrow AMD Radeon 660M
  • GPU Turbo
    1050 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 512
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 6
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H and Intel Core i5-8257U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-2133 left arrow DDR5
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 76.8 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-8257U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 35 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 54 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-8257U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake U left arrow Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q2/2022
  • Socket
    BGA 1528 left arrow FP7
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC 6nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Rembrandt
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow FP7: 100-000000543 (FP7) FFP7r2: 100-000000565 (FP7r2)
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H 4338.018393 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 230.52 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-8257U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

966.000000
Intel Core i5-8257U
1472.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3770.000000
Intel Core i5-8257U
8054.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

806.000000
Intel Core i5-8257U
1532.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H

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