In terms of specifications, theRyzen 7 6800Uis an 8-core, 16-thread processor using Zen 3+ cores.

Intel supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, and the node used here is Intel 7.

Complementing the Ryzen CPU is 16GB of LPDDR5-6400 memory and a 1TB SSD from Samsung.

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The 1260P is 18 percent faster than the 6800U, and 13 percent faster than Intel’s last-generation part.

InHandbrake, Ryzen continues its dominance over Intel in this benchmark.

Intel is the clear winner in the broaderPCMark 10Applications workload, which tests the Microsoft Office suite.

This gave Intel an overall 12 percent performance lead.

Not a massive result, but large enough that it may matter for some buyers.

7-Zipcompression didn’t see substantial performance gains for either platform.

The 1260P is 7 percent faster than the 6800U here.

The tables are flipped for the Agisoft Metashape photogrammetry benchmark.

It actually manages to beat the 12900HK despite the much lower level of power usage.

Gaming Benchmarks

For integrated graphics gaming, the clear winner is AMD and the Ryzen 7 6800U.

However, the ZenBook despite being a smaller design actually has a larger battery.

This obliteration of Intel’s 11th-gen U series offering makes buying an 11th-gen laptop a really bad idea.

For CPU performance, it depends on what you’re doing.