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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
37.7Single-core50.7
31.8Multi-core28.9
81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3
46.3iGPU48.2
36.9Platformspec-based43.3
7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U7 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core i3-1215U wins this laptop processor face-off, 45.4 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+13) and iGPU (+2). AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 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 5500U

  • 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
  • 75% higher Base clock: 2.1 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
  • 39% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 7,209 vs 5,182
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • Stronger single-core score: 51 vs 38
  • 120% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 25 W
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,082 vs 1,517
  • 29% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,512 vs 1,172
  • 25% higher L3 cache: 10 MB vs 8 MB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20212022
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W55 W+120%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores66
Performance cores6+200%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads12+50%8
Base clock2.1 GHz+75%1.2 GHz
Boost clock4 GHz4.4 GHz+10%
L3 cache8 MB10 MB+25%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory—64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%2,082+37%Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872+13%Bottom 12%5,213Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%1,512+29%Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209+39%Bottom 24%5,182Bottom 16%
PassMark12,592+25%Bottom 24%10,082Bottom 20%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%1,067+9%Bottom 39%

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