AMD Ryzen 5 220 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
—Single-core43.3
—Multi-core25.6
73.5Efficiency88.5
—iGPU58
32.4Platform32.7
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 2203 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 5 220 wins this laptop processor face-off, 53 to 43.8. Intel Core Ultra 5 226V 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
- 52% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
- Stronger efficiency score: 89 vs 74
- 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
- 39% lower Base TDP: 17 W vs 28 W
- 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2024 |
| Process | 4 nm | 3 nm+25% |
| Base TDP | 28 W | 17 W+39% |
| Max TDP | — | 37 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 8+100% |
| Performance cores | — | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock | 3.2 GHz+52% | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 740M | Intel Arc 130V |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5/LPDDR5x | LPDDR5X-8533 (on-package) |
| Max memory | — | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,450Top 63% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 9,700Top 87% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,650Top 75% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 8,700Top 92% |
| PassMark | — | 20,300Top 86% |
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