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AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

vs

Intel Core i5-8650

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and Intel Core i5-8650 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

More Total Cores: 8 (8 vs 6)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 4.7GHz (Up to 4.7GHz vs up to 4.5 GHz)
Larger L3 Cache: 16MB (16MB vs 9 MB (shared))
Higher Technology: TSMC 6nm FinFET (TSMC 6nm FinFET vs 14 nm)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5 (DDR5 vs DDR4)
Newer Launch Date: January 2022 (January 2022 vs September 2018)

Intel Core i5-8650

Newer PCI Express Version: Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only) (PCIe® 4.0 vs Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only))

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

January 2022

Launch Date

September 2018

Laptop

Platform

Desktop

Model Name

Core i5-8650

Rembrandt

Code Name

Coffee Lake

Generation

Core i5 (Coffee Lake)

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.2GHz

Basic Frequency

3.1 GHz

Up to 4.7GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

up to 4.5 GHz

512KB

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

4MB

L2 Cache

256 KB (per core)

16MB

L3 Cache

9 MB (shared)

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

FP7

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

Intel Socket 1151

Multiplier

31.0x

Multiplier Unlocked

Unlocked for Overclocking

TSMC 6nm FinFET

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

45W

TDP

65 W

95°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

PCIe® 4.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only)

Memory Specifications

DDR5

Memory Type

DDR4

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Dual-channel

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

AMD Radeon™ 680M

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Graphics Core Count

2200 MHz

Graphics Frequency