Intel Core i5-6685R vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H

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Intel Core i5-6685R CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
Intel Core i5-6685R AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-6685R or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H - 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 Intel Core i5-6685R has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6685R was released in Q2/2016.

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H was released in Q2/2022.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Core i 6000 (24) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
6 Generation 5
Skylake S Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6685R is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Core i5-6685R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 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 i5-6685R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
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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.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU AMD Radeon 660M
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
9 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 6 nm
3 Max. displays 3
72 Compute units 6
576 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12.0 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.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU AMD Radeon 660M
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-6685R supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-6685R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-6685R has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H is 45 W.

Intel Core i5-6685R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
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-- TDP up 54 W
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6685R has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H cache has a total of 19.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-6685R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
14 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1440 Socket FP7
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
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6685R (65%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6685R (34%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H (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 i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
951 (65%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1472 (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 i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3215 (40%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8133 (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 i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.15 GHz
1325 (91%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (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 i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
5497 (28%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
19325 (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 i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1886 (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 i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8152 (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.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
156 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
597 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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