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AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
62.5Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
70.1Single-core50.7
52.6Multi-core28.9
73.5Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU48.2
61.8Platformspec-based43.3
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 7 4502 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.5 to 45.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+24) and single-core (+19). Intel Core i3-1215U 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 AI 7 450

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 51
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 29
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 234% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,302 vs 5,182
  • 165% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 13,789 vs 5,213

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core i3-1215U
Announced20262022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core i3-1215U
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores4+100%2
Efficiency cores44
Threads16+100%8
Base clock2 GHz+67%1.2 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+16%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+60%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon 860MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock3,100 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8533 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Intel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,914+40%Top 23%2,082Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,789+165%Top 34%5,213Bottom 10%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,035+35%Top 19%1,512Bottom 32%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,302+234%Top 25%5,182Bottom 16%
PassMark26,312+161%Top 31%10,082Bottom 20%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,067Bottom 39%

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