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Intel Core 5 205H vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
Intel Core 5 205H
45.8Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
53Single-core50.7
41.1Multi-core28.9
40.5Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU48.2
50.3Platformspec-based43.3
11 spec wins — Intel Core 5 205H1 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core 5 205H scores 45.8 against 45.4 for Intel Core i3-1215U. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core 5 205H edges ahead in multi-core and single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 205H

  • Stronger multi-core score: 41 vs 29
  • 109% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 55 W
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 2
  • 83% higher Base clock: 2.2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 80% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,401 vs 5,213

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20262022
Process10 nm10 nm
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP115 W+109%55 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores4+100%2
Efficiency cores44
Threads12+50%8
Base clock2.2 GHz+83%1.2 GHz
Boost clock4.8 GHz+9%4.4 GHz
L3 cache12 MB+20%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPU—Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock—1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportDDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 205H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecIntel Core 5 205HIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,466+18%Bottom 43%2,082Bottom 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,401+80%Bottom 34%5,213Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,512Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—5,182Bottom 12%
PassMark—10,082Bottom 16%
PassMark (single thread)—3,091Bottom 26%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,067Bottom 34%

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