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Intel Core i7-6500U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U gaming benchmark

Intel Core i7-6500U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Processor comparisons   05-02-2023
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i7-6500U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like WPrime, Handbrake, Blender, 3DMark, SuperPi, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, PCMark 10, 7zip, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, VeraCrypt, Prime95, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Borderlands 3
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Death Stranding
  • Fortnite
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
  • Fallout 76
  • Valorant
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Halo Infinite
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Overwatch
  • Last Man Standing
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Valheim
  • Apex Legends

   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 3250U or Intel Core i7-6500U.


 
Intel Core i7-6500U
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i7-6500U51% Ryzen 3 3250U51%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i7-6500U51% Ryzen 3 3250U51%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite89.989.9
Valorant102.1102.1
Cyberpunk 207757.257.2
Apex Legends96.096.0
Call of Duty Warzone76.676.6
Overwatch82.782.7
Red Dead Redemption 270.570.5
DOOM Eternal51.151.1
Warzone79.679.7
Assassin's Creed85.885.8
Valheim84.884.8
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i7-6500U183% Ryzen 3 3250U180%
To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-6500U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 3250U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i7-6500U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Cinbench 15 Single-core132138
Cinbench 15 Multi-core302344
Cinbench 20 Single-core282309
Cinbench 20 Multi-core699751
Cinbench 23 Single-core470556
Cinbench 23 Multi-core22582278

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i7-6500U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Single-Core17091889
Multi-Core33064204

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i7-6500U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Single-Core824810
Multi-Core18201837

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

Intel Core i7-6500U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Announcement dateSeptember 18, 2015January 06, 2020
TypeLaptopLaptop
SocketFCBGA1356FP5
Core nameSkylakeDali
Architecturex86Zen
Generation61
Turbo Frequency3.1 MHz3.5 MHz
Frequency2.5 MHz2.6 MHz
Cores22
Threads44
Bus rate4 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm14 nm
Transistors count1700 millions3800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)15 W15 W
Memory typeDDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600DDR4
Max. Memory32 Gb
Memory Frequency2400
Memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache1MB
L3 cache4 MB4MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberExpansion Options
YM3250C4T2OFG
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 3250U is 3% better than Core i7-6500U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-6500U is better: 5
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3250U is better: 17
   Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i7-6500U and AMD Ryzen 3 3250U before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
Intel Core i7-6500U - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score


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AMD Ryzen 3 3250U Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 3 3250C
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• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
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• Vs Core i5-10210Y
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• Vs Athlon PRO 300U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i3-8109U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i5-8265UC
• Vs Core i3-10110U
• Vs Pentium Silver N6000
• Vs Pentium Silver N6005
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-7287U
• Vs Core i3-1000NG4
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Core i7-13650HX
• Vs Core i7-13705H
• Vs Core i7-13800H
• Vs Core i7-13850HX
• Vs Core i5-8350U
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Celeron N5105
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
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