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AMD Ryzen 5 220 vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 220
50Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
53.2Single-core50.7
38.6Multi-core28.9
73.5Efficiencyspec-based75.3
54.7iGPU48.2
44.9Platformspec-based43.3
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 2202 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 220 wins this laptop processor face-off, 50 to 45.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+10) and iGPU (+7). Intel Core i3-1215U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 220

  • Stronger multi-core score: 39 vs 29
  • Stronger iGPU score: 55 vs 48
  • 167% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 84% higher PassMark: 18,570 vs 10,082
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • 83% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 30 W
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core i3-1215U
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP30 W55 W+83%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core i3-1215U
Cores66
Performance cores22
Efficiency cores44
Threads12+50%8
Base clock3.2 GHz+167%1.2 GHz
Boost clock4.9 GHz+11%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+60%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon 740MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportDDR5/LPDDR5xLPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory—64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,476+19%Bottom 51%2,082Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,065+55%Bottom 25%5,213Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,512Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—5,182Bottom 16%
PassMark18,570+84%Bottom 46%10,082Bottom 20%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,430+34%Bottom 50%1,067Bottom 39%

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