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AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Core i5-8250U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
43.6Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-8250U
34.1Inno Score
46.3Single-core31.5
36.7Multi-core24
47.1Efficiencyspec-based66.4
46.3iGPU25.8
49.9Platformspec-based35
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H1 spec wins — Intel Core i5-8250U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H wins this laptop processor face-off, 43.6 to 34.1, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+20) and single-core (+15). Intel Core i5-8250U 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 5600H

  • Stronger single-core score: 46 vs 32
  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 46 vs 26
  • 219% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 9,900 vs 3,108
  • 183% higher PassMark: 16,345 vs 5,777

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-8250U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-8250U
Announced20212017
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W+116%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-8250U
Cores6+50%4
Performance cores6+50%4
Efficiency cores—0
Threads12+50%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+106%1.6 GHz
Boost clock4.2 GHz+24%3.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-8250U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics 620
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-8250U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory64 GB+100%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i5-8250U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,860Bottom 16%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,400Bottom 21%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,420+62%Bottom 22%874Bottom 6%
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,900+219%Bottom 38%3,108Bottom 7%
PassMark16,345+183%Bottom 35%5,777Bottom 7%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980+152%Bottom 35%389Bottom 8%

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