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AMD Ryzen 5 220 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

AMD Ryzen 5 220
50Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
62.6Inno Score
53.2Single-core66.6
38.6Multi-core65.1
73.5Efficiencyspec-based44.4
54.7iGPU—
44.9Platformspec-based68.1
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 22012 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.6 to 50, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+26) and single-core (+13). AMD Ryzen 5 220 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

  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W
  • 10% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 67 vs 53
  • Stronger multi-core score: 65 vs 39
  • 433% higher Max TDP: 160 W vs 30 W
  • 200% higher cores: 18 vs 6
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Announced20252026
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W+49%55 W
Max TDP30 W160 W+433%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Cores618+200%
Performance cores26+200%
Efficiency cores412+200%
Threads1218+50%
Base clock3.2 GHz+10%2.9 GHz
Boost clock4.9 GHz5.1 GHz+4%
L3 cache16 MB30 MB+88%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
iGPUAMD Radeon 740MIntel Graphics (3 Xe)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,800 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Memory supportDDR5/LPDDR5xDDR5-6400
Max memory—256 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Geekbench 6 (single)2,476Bottom 51%2,762+12%Top 32%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,065Bottom 25%14,233+76%Top 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,941Top 26%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—26,001Top 11%
PassMark18,570Bottom 45%47,051+153%Top 8%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,430Bottom 49%—

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