Intel Core i5-1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS

Core i5-1235U vs Ryzen 5 8645HS specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 8645HS performs better than the Core i5-1235U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-1235U in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i5-1235U has significantly more cores with 10 cores whereas the Ryzen 5 8645HS has 6 cores. But they both have the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 5 8645HS has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-1235U. Also, the Ryzen 5 8645HS has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-1235U CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 5 8645HS CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 5 8645HS has more L2 cache than the Core i5-1235U. The Ryzen 5 8645HS also has slightly 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.