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AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Core i3-1215U

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
45.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.5Inno Score
52.3Single-core50.7
37.3Multi-core28.9
47.1Efficiencyspec-based75.3
47.1iGPU49.1
49.9Platformspec-based43.3
7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H7 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H scores 45.4 against 45.5 for Intel Core i3-1215U. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core i3-1215U edges ahead in iGPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 29
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
  • 175% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 85% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 9,564 vs 5,182
  • 62% higher PassMark: 16,345 vs 10,082

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 11% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,512 vs 1,367

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20212022
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores66
Performance cores6+200%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads12+50%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+175%1.2 GHz
Boost clock4.2 GHz4.4 GHz+5%
L3 cache16 MB+60%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,082Bottom 14%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—5,213Bottom 6%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,367Bottom 14%1,512+11%Bottom 21%
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,564+85%Bottom 24%5,182Bottom 9%
PassMark16,345+62%Bottom 24%10,082Bottom 11%
PassMark (single thread)2,868Bottom 14%3,091+8%Bottom 18%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,017Bottom 22%1,110+9%Bottom 25%

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