Intel Core i5-1235U vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

Core i5-1235U vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D 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.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D has significantly more cores with 16 cores compared to the Core i5-1235U that has 10 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-1235U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-1235U. Also, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-1235U CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-1235U. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D also has significantly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i5-1235U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.