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AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
48.6Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
48.2Single-core50.7
33.9Multi-core28.9
81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU48.2
49.9Platformspec-based43.3
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7530U2 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U wins this laptop processor face-off, 48.6 to 45.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+5). Intel Core i3-1215U 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 7530U

  • Stronger multi-core score: 34 vs 29
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
  • 67% higher Base clock: 2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 60% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 10 MB
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20232022
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP—55 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores66
Performance cores6+200%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads12+50%8
Base clock2 GHz+67%1.2 GHz
Boost clock4.5 GHz+2%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+60%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,991Bottom 20%2,082+5%Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,067+36%Bottom 20%5,213Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,435Bottom 25%1,512+5%Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,985+35%Bottom 21%5,182Bottom 16%
PassMark14,896+48%Bottom 31%10,082Bottom 20%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,067Bottom 39%

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