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AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs Intel Core i5-10210U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
45.1Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-10210U
35.6Inno Score
40Single-core33.4
33.1Multi-core25.1
81.9Efficiencyspec-based66.4
49.7iGPU25.8
41.3Platformspec-based39.4
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5700U0 spec wins — Intel Core i5-10210U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U wins this laptop processor face-off, 45.1 to 35.6, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+24) and multi-core (+8). Intel Core i5-10210U 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 7 5700U

  • Stronger single-core score: 40 vs 33
  • Stronger multi-core score: 33 vs 25
  • Stronger iGPU score: 50 vs 26
  • 194% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,142 vs 389
  • 156% higher PassMark: 15,366 vs 6,012

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-10210U

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

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core i5-10210U
Announced20212019
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core i5-10210U
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores8—
Threads16+100%8
Base clock1.8 GHz+12%1.6 GHz
Boost clock4.3 GHz+2%4.2 GHz
L3 cache8 MB+33%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core i5-10210U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel UHD Graphics (24 EU)
iGPU clock1,900 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core i5-10210U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
Max memory—64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core i5-10210U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core i5-10210U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,587+10%Bottom 13%1,449Bottom 7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,606+37%Bottom 11%4,080Bottom 5%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,251+28%Bottom 18%974Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (multi)8,411+153%Bottom 28%3,321Bottom 8%
PassMark15,366+156%Bottom 32%6,012Bottom 10%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,142+194%Bottom 42%389Bottom 8%

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