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AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
45.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
69.6Inno Score
40Single-core74.6
33.1Multi-core61.3
81.9Efficiencyspec-based81.4
49.7iGPU88.3
41.3Platformspec-based56.4
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5700U13 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core Ultra X9 388H wins this laptop processor face-off, 69.6 to 45.1, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+39) and single-core (+35). AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 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

  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 40% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 25 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

  • Stronger single-core score: 75 vs 40
  • Stronger multi-core score: 61 vs 33
  • Stronger iGPU score: 88 vs 50
  • 469% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 6,501 vs 1,142
  • 220% higher Max TDP: 80 W vs 25 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core Ultra X9 388H
Announced20212026
Process7 nm2 nm+71%
Base TDP15 W+40%25 W
Max TDP25 W80 W+220%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core Ultra X9 388H
Cores816+100%
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—12
Threads1616
Base clock1.8 GHz2.1 GHz+17%
Boost clock4.3 GHz5.1 GHz+19%
L3 cache8 MB18 MB+125%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core Ultra X9 388H
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel Arc B390
iGPU clock1,900 MHz2,500 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core Ultra X9 388H
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5X
Max memory—96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UIntel Core Ultra X9 388H
Geekbench 6 (single)1,587Bottom 13%3,038+91%Top 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,606Bottom 11%17,395+210%Top 15%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,251Bottom 17%2,201+76%Top 6%
Cinebench R23 (multi)8,411Bottom 27%18,911+125%Top 18%
PassMark15,366Bottom 31%36,409+137%Top 15%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,142Bottom 41%6,501+469%Top 3%

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