AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
24.9Single-core61.9
22.5Multi-core58.7
47.1Efficiency81.4
56iGPU—
49.9Platform50.7
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H10 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.1 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in Single-core (+37) and Multi-core (+36). 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
- 57% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
- 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
- Stronger Single-core score: 62 vs 25
- Stronger Multi-core score: 59 vs 23
- Stronger efficiency score: 81 vs 47
- 167% higher cores: 16 vs 6
- 139% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 17,687 vs 7,400
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra X9 388H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 2 nm+71% |
| Base TDP | 45 W | 25 W+44% |
| Max TDP | 54 W | 80 W+48% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra X9 388H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 16+167% |
| Performance cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 16+33% |
| Base clock | 3.3 GHz+57% | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz+21% |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 18 MB+13% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra X9 388H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Intel Arc B390 |
| iGPU clock | 1,800 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra X9 388H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266 | LPDDR5X |
| Max memory | 64 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra X9 388H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,860Top 100% | 3,057+64%Top 23% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 7,400Top 97% | 17,687+139%Top 21% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,420Top 100% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 9,900Top 88% | — |
| PassMark | 17,700Top 95% | — |
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