Intel Core i5-1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500H

Compare Intel 12th Generation Core i5 10 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 5000 Series 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

3900 points
1% slightly better overall score
3827 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

5787 points
6332 points
9% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

3361 points
8% slightly better multitasking score
3095 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

3239 points
9% slightly better heavy workload score
2970 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

73.73 points
78.11 points
5% slightly higher Blender score
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

5632 points
33% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
4230 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1824 points
18% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
1535 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

10
150% significantly more cores
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

12
49% significantly more threads
8

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

1.3 GHz
3.30 GHz
153% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.4 GHz
4% slightly higher turbo speed
4.2 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

15 W
200% significantly lower TDP
45 W

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

2.5 MiB
25% slightly more L2 cache
2 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

12 MiB
49% significantly more L3 cache
8 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

442nd of 1,089
450th of 1,089

Family

The product line

12th Generation Core i5
Ryzen 5000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 February
2023 June

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-4800
DDR4-3200

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
-

Core i5-1235U vs Ryzen 5 5500H benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-1235U beats the Ryzen 5 5500H in overall performance. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 5500H has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-1235U has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 5 5500H. Indeed, the Core i5-1235U has 10 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Ryzen 5 5500H. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 5500H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5500H has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-1235U. Despite this, the Core i5-1235U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-1235U CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 5 5500H CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i5-1235U has slightly more L2 cache than the Ryzen 5 5500H. The Core i5-1235U also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-1235U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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