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AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
43.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
62.6Inno Score
46.3Single-core66.6
36.7Multi-core65.1
47.1Efficiencyspec-based44.4
46.3iGPU—
49.9Platformspec-based68.1
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H13 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.6 to 43.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+28) and single-core (+20). AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 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

  • 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W
  • 14% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 67 vs 46
  • Stronger multi-core score: 65 vs 37
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 200% higher cores: 18 vs 6
  • 196% higher Max TDP: 160 W vs 54 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Announced20212026
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
Base TDP45 W+18%55 W
Max TDP54 W160 W+196%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Cores618+200%
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores—12
Threads1218+50%
Base clock3.3 GHz+14%2.9 GHz
Boost clock4.2 GHz5.1 GHz+21%
L3 cache16 MB30 MB+88%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core Ultra 7 251HX
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel Graphics (3 Xe)
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,800 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266DDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB256 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core Ultra 7 251HX
Geekbench 6 (single)1,860Bottom 16%2,762+48%Top 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,400Bottom 21%14,233+92%Top 30%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,420Bottom 22%1,941+37%Top 26%
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,900Bottom 38%26,001+163%Top 12%
PassMark16,345Bottom 35%47,051+188%Top 8%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%—

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