AMD Ryzen 5 220 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
—Single-core47.3
—Multi-core42.6
73.5Efficiency47.1
—iGPU78
32.4Platform63.1
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 2204 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 5 220 wins this laptop processor face-off, 53 to 51.1, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+26). Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 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 efficiency score: 74 vs 47
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 39% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
- 38% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 45 W
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
- Stronger platform score: 63 vs 32
- 300% higher cores: 16 vs 4
- 200% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 8 MB
- 175% higher threads: 22 vs 8
- 13% higher Boost clock: 5.1 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2024 |
| Process | 4 nm+43% | 7 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W+38% | 45 W |
| Max TDP | — | 115 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 16+300% |
| Performance cores | — | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 10 |
| Threads | 8 | 22+175% |
| Base clock | 3.2 GHz+39% | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz+13% |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 24 MB+200% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 740M | Intel Arc Graphics (8 Xe) |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,350 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5/LPDDR5x | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600 |
| Max memory | — | 96 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 220 | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,430Top 67% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 13,400Top 44% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,790Top 52% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 17,300Top 37% |
| PassMark | — | 30,100Top 43% |
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