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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i7-10870H

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-10870H
38.8Inno Score
37.7Single-core40.7
31.8Multi-core36.1
81.9Efficiencyspec-based31.6
46.3iGPU26.9
36.9Platformspec-based57.3
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U10 spec wins — Intel Core i7-10870H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U wins this laptop processor face-off, 43 to 38.8, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+19). Intel Core i7-10870H 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

  • Stronger iGPU score: 46 vs 27
  • 139% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 980 vs 410
  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-10870H

  • Stronger single-core score: 41 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 36 vs 32
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 8 MB
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i7-10870H
Announced20212020
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i7-10870H
Cores68+33%
Performance cores6—
Threads1216+33%
Base clock2.1 GHz2.2 GHz+5%
Boost clock4 GHz5 GHz+25%
L3 cache8 MB16 MB+100%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i7-10870H
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics 630 (24 EU)
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i7-10870H
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266DDR4-2933
Max memory—128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i7-10870H
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%1,685+11%Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872Bottom 12%7,713+31%Bottom 23%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%1,223+4%Bottom 17%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%9,594+33%Bottom 35%
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%13,923+11%Bottom 28%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980+139%Bottom 35%410Bottom 16%

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