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Intel Core 7 230H vs Core 5 220H

61 out of 100
Intel Core 7 230H
VS
55 out of 100
Intel Core 5 220H
Intel Core 7 230H
Intel Core 5 220H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core 7 230H with 10-cores against the 2.7 GHz Core 5 220H with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 220H and 230H
Advantages of Intel Core 7 230H
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2738 vs 2460 points
Advantages of Intel Core 5 220H
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core 7 230H
vs
Core 5 220H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core 7 230H +6%
114
Core 5 220H
108
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core 7 230H +15%
789
Core 5 220H
687
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core 7 230H +11%
2738
Core 5 220H
2460
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core 7 230H +1%
12200
Core 5 220H
12020
File compression - 1070 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 88.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 291.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 365.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 249.5 pages/sec
Background blur - 53 images/sec
Photo processing - 114 images/sec
Ray tracing - 20.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core 7 230H +18%
4024
Core 5 220H
3405
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core 7 230H +12%
24533
Core 5 220H
21884
Integer math - 73.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 51.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 82M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 28.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 15.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 247.9 MBytes/sec
Physics - 1478 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 14.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 26 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17.5 PPW 15.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 271.1 PPW 267.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 545.2 PPW 486.3 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core 7 230H and Core 5 220H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 7, 2025 December 18, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake
Model number 230H 220H
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU)
Intel CPU rating (75th and 109th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 8
E-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4 GHz 3.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 12
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 27x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (85th and 146th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU)
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1500 MHz
Shading Units - 640
TMUs - 40
ROPs - 20
Execution Units - 80
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core 7 230H
n/a
Core 5 220H
1.9 TFLOPS
See: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core 7 230H official page Intel Core 5 220H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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