Intel Core i3 1215U vs AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

42 out of 100
Intel Core i3 1215U
VS
44 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

We compared two 6-core laptop CPUs: the 1.2 GHz Intel Core i3 1215U against the 2.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7530U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7530U and 1215U
Advantages of Intel Core i3 1215U
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 4.0
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2184 vs 1934 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More powerful Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics: 1.8 vs 1.1 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 11 months later
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2184
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6856
File compression 356.7 MB/sec 595.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 45.1 Klines/sec 55.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 117.1 pages/sec 106.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 180.5 Mpixels/sec 190.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 224.7 pages/sec 208.1 pages/sec
Background blur 18.9 images/sec 34.9 images/sec
Photo processing 54.2 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.45 Mpixels/sec 14.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1106 & 1157 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
14949
Integer math 34.4 GOps/sec 55.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 24.6 GOps/sec 30.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 30M Primes/sec 44M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.7M Strings/sec 18.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 6.8 GBytes/sec 11.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 113.1 MBytes/sec 179.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 546 Frames/sec 647 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 6.7B Matrices/sec 11.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 3915 & 2030 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
107.58

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.9 PPW 30.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 377.5 PPW 457.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 673.7 PPW 996.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.93 PPW 7.17 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i3 1215U
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Shanmukh)Geekbench 6 CPU2126 / 6248
๐Ÿ“˜ 2023-11-06 (goryn81)Cinebench 202489 / 283
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 1215U and AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released February 23, 2022 January 5, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i3-1215U -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Successor - Intel Core 3 100U -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#142nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 6
P-Threads 4 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.2 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 8 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 12x 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 10MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 10.7 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 15 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W -
Socket BGA-1744 FP6
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz 2000 MHz
Shading Units 512 448
TMUs 32 28
ROPs 16 8
Execution Units 64 7
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.1 TFLOPS
1.8 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 1215U official page AMD Ryzen 5 7530U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U or Intel Core i3 1215U?
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Naoton April 22, 2024 at 06:59 AM
Ryzen 5 7320U: Office CPU Intel i3 1215U: Standard CPU
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Saim August 25, 2024 at 05:00 AM
What it means ? Can you elaborate
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