Ryzen 7 6800H vs i5-6260U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6260U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.01
Ryzen 7 6800H
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.73
+633%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i5-6260U by a whopping 633% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1917477
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency12.6830.98
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$304no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1356FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
eDRAM64 MBno data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Graphics 540AMD Radeon 680M
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 7 6800H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-6260U 2.01
Ryzen 7 6800H 14.73
+633%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-6260U 3197
Ryzen 7 6800H 23396
+632%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-6260U 952
Ryzen 7 6800H 1878
+97.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-6260U 1973
Ryzen 7 6800H 9056
+359%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-6260U 4481
Ryzen 7 6800H 6421
+43.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-6260U 9949
Ryzen 7 6800H 39319
+295%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-6260U 3883
Ryzen 7 6800H 13602
+250%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-6260U 18
Ryzen 7 6800H 8.22
+119%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-6260U 3
Ryzen 7 6800H 25
+654%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-6260U 298
Ryzen 7 6800H 2136
+617%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-6260U 117
Ryzen 7 6800H 243
+107%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-6260U 1.33
Ryzen 7 6800H 2.86
+115%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-6260U 1.7
Ryzen 7 6800H 11.5
+576%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-6260U 19
Ryzen 7 6800H 126
+552%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-6260U 105
Ryzen 7 6800H 259
+147%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-6260U 2457
Ryzen 7 6800H 6065
+147%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.01 14.73
Integrated graphics card 3.26 15.98
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

i5-6260U has 200% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 6800H, on the other hand, has a 632.8% higher aggregate performance score, 390.2% faster integrated GPU, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 6800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6260U in performance tests.


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