Intel Core i3-6157U vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

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Intel Core i3-6157U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
Intel Core i3-6157U AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-6157U and the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-6157U 2 core processor released in Q3/2016 with the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2023.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Core i 6000U (20) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7000 (14)
6 Generation 6
Skylake U Architecture Raphael (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-5157U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-6157U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F clocks with 3.70 GHz (5.00 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-6157U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.40 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.40 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.

Intel Core i3-6157U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Graphics 550 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel Iris Graphics 550 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-6157U, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i3-6157U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR5-5200
32 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 6.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 24
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 94.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-6157U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-6157U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) 88 W
-- TDP up 142 W
23 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-6157U has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is at 38.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.

Intel Core i3-6157U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
14 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 1356 Socket AM5 (LGA 1718)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2023
-- Release price 209 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6157U (31%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6157U (13%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
657 (33%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2010 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1474 (14%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
10855 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
745 (28%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2631 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1714 (15%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
11655 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2800 (10%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
26770 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
98 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
771 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1827 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
14072 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
708 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
5540 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
Intel Iris Graphics 550 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
14,072 CB R23 MC @ 90 W
156 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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