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AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 vs Intel Core 5 315

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
57.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 315
50.7Inno Score
59.8Single-core54
51Multi-core35.7
53.8Efficiencyspec-based93
71.7iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based37.9
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 H 2554 spec wins — Intel Core 5 315

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 50.7, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+15) and single-core (+6). Intel Core 5 315 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 H 255

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 167% higher threads: 16 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 315

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 315
Announced20252026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W+54%35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 315
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+167%6
Base clock3.8 GHz+153%1.5 GHz
Boost clock4.9 GHz+11%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 315
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)
iGPU clock2,600 MHz2,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 315
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Intel Core 5 315
Geekbench 6 (single)2,546+1%Top 48%2,516Bottom 51%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,670+70%Top 39%7,454Bottom 23%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,708Top 50%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,137Top 32%—
PassMark28,205+92%Top 25%14,672Bottom 29%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,077Top 17%—

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