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Intel Core i7 13650HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 260

57 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13650HX
VS
61 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 260
Intel Core i7 13650HX
AMD Ryzen 7 260

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 13650HX with 14-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 260 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 260 and 13650HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13650HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 260
  • More powerful Radeon 780M integrated graphics: 4.1 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 2 years and 1 month later
  • Supports up to 256 GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13650HX
vs
Ryzen 7 260

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13650HX +4%
13327
Ryzen 7 260
12763
File compression 1110 MB/sec 1040 MB/sec
Clang compilation 108.1 Klines/sec 104 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 302.3 pages/sec 248.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 382.7 Mpixels/sec 368.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 248.2 pages/sec 263.9 pages/sec
Background blur 56.4 images/sec 61.8 images/sec
Photo processing 112.5 images/sec 105.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 24.4 Mpixels/sec 23.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 953 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13650HX +7%
30040
Ryzen 7 260
28032
Integer math 101.8 GOps/sec 96.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 74.6 GOps/sec 59.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 101M Primes/sec 76M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.3M Strings/sec 42.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.2 GBytes/sec 20.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 374 MBytes/sec 351 MBytes/sec
Physics 1700 Frames/sec 1213 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22.4B Matrices/sec 26.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3495 & 1034 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 13650HX +18%
244.14
Ryzen 7 260
206.52

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.8 PPW 16.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 242.3 PPW 236.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 546.2 PPW 519.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.44 PPW 3.82 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 13650HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-18 (inhell)Cinebench 2026583 / 4119
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (ujjwal)Geekbench 6 CPU2536 / 13528
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (John Fernand)Cinebench 2024110 / 1033
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (John Fernand)Cinebench 2024110 / 1033
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-10 (iris)Geekbench 6 CPU2536 / 13872
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AMD Ryzen 7 260
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 -> Ard57Cinebench 2026510 / 3450
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 (johndoe)Geekbench 6 CPU2649 / 12830
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13650HX and AMD Ryzen 7 260

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 3, 2023 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Model number i7-13650HX -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 780M
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX -
Intel CPU rating (#101st place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#57th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 8
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 38x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 35-54 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W -
Socket BGA-1964 FP8
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (133rd and 89th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 780M
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz 800 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 2700 MHz
Shading Units 128 768
TMUs 8 48
ROPs 4 32
Execution Units 16 12
TGP 6-15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 13650HX
0.4 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 260 +925%
4.1 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 780M compared to UHD Graphics (16 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - LPDDR5X-7500
- DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13650HX official page AMD Ryzen 7 260 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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