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AMD Ryzen 7 170 vs Intel Core 5 205H

WINNER
A
46Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 205H
45.8Inno Score
45.7Single-core53
43.3Multi-core41.1
49.4Efficiencyspec-based40.5
49.3Platformspec-based50.3
5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 1704 spec wins — Intel Core 5 205H

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 7 170 scores 46 against 45.8 for Intel Core 5 205H. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen 7 170 edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 170

  • 45% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
  • 33% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 12 MB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 205H

  • Stronger single-core score: 53 vs 46
  • 113% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 54 W
  • 16% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,466 vs 2,119

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 170 versus Intel Core 5 205H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 170Intel Core 5 205H
Announced20252026
Process6 nm+40%10 nm
Base TDP45 W45 W
Max TDP54 W115 W+113%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 170 versus Intel Core 5 205H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 170Intel Core 5 205H
Cores88
Performance cores—4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+33%12
Base clock3.2 GHz+45%2.2 GHz
Boost clock4.8 GHz4.8 GHz+1%
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 170 versus Intel Core 5 205H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 170Intel Core 5 205H
iGPUAMD Radeon 680M (12 CU)—
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 170 versus Intel Core 5 205H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 170Intel Core 5 205H
Memory supportDDR5-4800 / LPDDR5DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory—96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 170 versus Intel Core 5 205H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 170Intel Core 5 205H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,119Bottom 18%2,466+16%Bottom 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,024+7%Bottom 38%9,401Bottom 32%
PassMark20,685Top 50%—
PassMark (single thread)3,128Bottom 24%—

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