AMD Ryzen 5 220 vs Intel Core i5-1235U
—Single-core30.7
—Multi-core20
73.5Efficiency75.3
—iGPU32
32.4Platform47.7
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 2204 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1235U
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 5 220 wins this laptop processor face-off, 53 to 36.3. Intel Core i5-1235U 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
- 146% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
- 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1235U
- Stronger platform score: 48 vs 32
- 150% higher cores: 10 vs 4
- 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
- 50% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 8 MB
- 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2022 |
| Process | 4 nm+60% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W | 15 W+46% |
| Max TDP | — | 55 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 10+150% |
| Performance cores | — | 2 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 12+50% |
| Base clock | 3.2 GHz+146% | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz+2% | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB+50% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 740M | Intel Iris Xe (80 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,200 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5/LPDDR5x | LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Max memory | — | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core i5-1235U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,000Top 97% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 6,100Top 100% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,520Top 92% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 6,200Top 100% |
| PassMark | — | 11,800Top 100% |
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