AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i5-1235U

Ryzen 7 2700X vs Core i5-1235U comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 2700X 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.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-1235U has slightly more cores than the Ryzen 7 2700X. Indeed, the Core i5-1235U has 10 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 2700X. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 2700X has more threads than the Core i5-1235U. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 7 2700X has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i5-1235U. Despite this, the Core i5-1235U has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-1235U outputs less heat than Ryzen 7 2700X thanks to a 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 7 2700X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-1235U. The Ryzen 7 2700X 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 Ryzen 7 2700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.