i7-6498DU vs Ryzen 5 8500G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.22
+529%

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Core i7-6498DU by a whopping 529% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5331835
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency19.9313.74
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$393

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size137 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors20,900 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM5no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740MIntel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-6498DU.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1412

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.

Ryzen 5 8500G 14.22
+529%
i7-6498DU 2.26

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.

Ryzen 5 8500G 21755
+530%
i7-6498DU 3454

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.22 2.26
Integrated graphics card 8.26 1.61
Recency 8 January 2024 1 September 2015
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 529.2% higher aggregate performance score, 413% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

i7-6498DU, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-6498DU in performance tests.


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