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AMD Ryzen 7 5800H vs Intel Core i5-1235U

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
I
36.3Inno Score
27.5Single-core30.7
28.3Multi-core20
47.1Efficiency75.3
64iGPU32
52.9Platform47.7
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5800H6 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1235U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 5800H wins this laptop processor face-off, 38.2 to 36.3, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+32) and Multi-core (+8). Intel Core i5-1235U 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 5800H

  • Stronger Multi-core score: 28 vs 20
  • Stronger iGPU score: 64 vs 32
  • Stronger platform score: 53 vs 48
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 146% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 1.3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1235U

  • Stronger Single-core score: 31 vs 28
  • Stronger efficiency score: 75 vs 47
  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800HIntel Core i5-1235U
Announced20212022
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800HIntel Core i5-1235U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads16+33%12
Base clock3.2 GHz+146%1.3 GHz
Boost clock4.4 GHz4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800HIntel Core i5-1235U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz+67%1,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800HIntel Core i5-1235U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800HIntel Core i5-1235U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,9502,000+3%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,300+52%6,100
Cinebench R23 (single)1,4501,520+5%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,600+103%6,200
PassMark21,400+81%11,800

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