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AMD Ryzen 5 230 vs Intel Core 7 230H

WINNER
A
52.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 7 230H
52.2Inno Score
52.6Single-core58.7
39.7Multi-core49.8
73.5Efficiencyspec-based40.5
64.9iGPU—
52.5Platformspec-based58.6
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 23011 spec wins — Intel Core 7 230H

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 5 230 scores 52.4 against 52.2 for Intel Core 7 230H. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 230

  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 40% higher Base clock: 3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • 38% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 45 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 7 230H

  • Stronger single-core score: 59 vs 53
  • Stronger multi-core score: 50 vs 40
  • 283% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 30 W
  • 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6
  • 50% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 16 MB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 7 230H
Announced20252026
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W+38%45 W
Max TDP30 W115 W+283%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 7 230H
Cores610+67%
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores04
Threads1216+33%
Base clock3.5 GHz+40%2.5 GHz
Boost clock4.9 GHz5.2 GHz+6%
L3 cache16 MB24 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 7 230H
iGPUAMD Radeon 760M—
iGPU clock2,600 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 7 230H
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-6400 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory96 GB96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 7 230H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,448Bottom 40%2,738+12%Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,437Bottom 26%12,200+45%Top 44%
PassMark19,482Bottom 47%25,884+33%Top 35%
PassMark (single thread)3,563Bottom 47%4,094+15%Top 19%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,260Top 40%—

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