AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U vs Intel Core i5-8257U

Last updated: 2023-09-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U		Intel Core i5-8257U
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U or Intel Core i5-8257U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U was released in Q2/2022. The Intel Core i5-8257U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8257U was released in Q3/2019.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)	CPU group	Intel Core i 8000U (8)
5	Generation	8
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	Architecture	Coffee Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.70 GHz). The Intel Core i5-8257U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz (3.90 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8257U
8	Cores	4
16	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.70 GHz	Frequency	1.40 GHz
4.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.90 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8257U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon 680M	GPU	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
2.00 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
2.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
9	GPU Generation	9.5
6 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
12	Compute units	48
768	Shader	384
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 680M	GPU	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8257U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8257U
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800	Memory	DDR4-2400
64 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	16
23.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i5-8257U is 15 W.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8257U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
28 W	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-8257U cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8257U
6 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP7	Socket	BGA 1528
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2022	Release date	Q3/2019
--	Release price	320 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (100%)

Intel Core i5-8257U (65%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (100%)

Intel Core i5-8257U (39%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1587 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	998 (63%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	13421 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4017 (30%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1469 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	989 (67%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	7365 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3770 (51%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1899 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1212 (64%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	8237 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4237 (51%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	595 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	391 (66%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	5486 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1589 (29%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz	3379 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 @ 1.05 GHz	806 (24%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	20915 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	7628 (36%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	81 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	485 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	66 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	159 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	667 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Intel Core i5-8257U
Unknown	Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2019)

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