AMD Ryzen 5 230 vs Intel Core 7 240H
52.6Single-core59.7
39.7Multi-core47.3
73.5Efficiencyspec-based40.5
52.5Platformspec-based58.6
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 23010 spec wins — Intel Core 7 240H
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 5 230 scores 51.1 against 51.5 for Intel Core 7 240H. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core 7 240H edges ahead in multi-core and single-core, 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 240H
- Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 53
- Stronger multi-core score: 47 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
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 230 | Intel Core 7 240H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2024 |
| Process | 4 nm+60% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 28 W+38% | 45 W |
| Max TDP | 30 W | 115 W+283% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 230 | Intel Core 7 240H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 10+67% |
| Performance cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 16+33% |
| Base clock | 3.5 GHz+40% | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.9 GHz | 5.2 GHz+6% |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 24 MB+50% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 230 | Intel Core 7 240H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 760M | Intel Graphics (64 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,600 MHz | 1,550 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 230 | Intel Core 7 240H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500 | DDR5-6400 / LPDDR5/X-6400 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Max memory | 96 GB | 96 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 230 | Intel Core 7 240H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,448Bottom 40% | 2,481+1%Bottom 44% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,437Bottom 26% | 11,778+40%Top 47% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,746Bottom 48% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 14,187Top 44% |
| PassMark | 19,482Bottom 47% | 23,974+23%Top 42% |
| PassMark (single thread) | 3,563Bottom 47% | 3,783+6%Top 43% |
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