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Intel Core i5 1135G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

36 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1135G7
VS
38 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Intel Core i5 1135G7
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 0.9-2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 1135G7 with 4-cores against the 2.1 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5500U with 6-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 (38)

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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5500U and 1135G7
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1135G7
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 17% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1783 vs 1526 points
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 1135G7
vs
Ryzen 5 5500U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 i5 1135G7 +17%
1783
Ryzen 5 5500U
1526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1135G7
4930
Ryzen 5 5500U +22%
6005
File compression 415.2 MB/sec 504.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 31.2 Klines/sec 32.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 92.1 pages/sec 103.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 149.6 Mpixels/sec 151.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 149.6 pages/sec 124.6 pages/sec
Background blur 25 images/sec 27.2 images/sec
Photo processing 46.9 images/sec 49.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.1 Mpixels/sec 8.97 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 775 & 599 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1135G7
9301
Ryzen 5 5500U +36%
12609
Integer math 31.3 GOps/sec 44.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 19 GOps/sec 25.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 34M Primes/sec 26M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.4M Strings/sec 18.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.3 GBytes/sec 10.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 101 MBytes/sec 171.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 559 Frames/sec 526 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.2B Matrices/sec 10.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 17882 & 6029 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 1135G7
56.94
Ryzen 5 5500U +61%
91.95

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 8.5 PPW 16.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 176.1 PPW 240.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 332.2 PPW 504.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.03 PPW 3.68 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 i5 1135G7
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Neup_Gamerz)Geekbench 6 CPU1908 / 5270
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-17 (monir)Geekbench 6 CPU1862 / 6087
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (VSM)Geekbench 6 CPU1191 / 1891
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-26 (Guest #3)Cinebench 202464 / 238
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-11 (Akhil)Cinebench 202468 / 404
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-06 (DON'T_SYBAU ❀️)Geekbench 6 CPU1515 / 6409
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-04 (Micro_review)Geekbench 6 CPU1526 / 6005
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-14 (Josh Passed)Cinebench 202469 / 315
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-30 (Wildan)Cinebench 202468 / 367
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1135G7 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 2, 2020 January 12, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Tiger Lake Zen 2 (Lucienne)
Model number i5-1135G7 -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Radeon RX Vega 7
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 1135G7
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U - AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#165th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 6
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 0.9-2.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 6
Total Threads 8 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 9-24x 21x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s -
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-28 W (configurable) 10-25 W (configurable)
Socket BGA-1449 FP6
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 105Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1800 MHz
Shading Units 640 448
TMUs 40 28
ROPs 20 8
Execution Units 80 7
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 1135G7 +6%
1.7 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5500U
1.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 7 compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4267		 - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 1135G7 official page AMD Ryzen 5 5500U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 12

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U or Intel Core i5 1135G7?
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Rasulbek July 27, 2023 at 07:08 PM
Hi, I am gonna buy a laptop, but I am confused. Which is better? "Ryzen 5 5500U 6 cores, 12 threads, Radeon Vega 8" or "Intel Core i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, intel iris xe graphics". Please suggest me. (
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Kirin 710 September 7, 2024 at 05:56 AM
The R5 5500U is better. Compare if you want. 6 cores and 12 threads will last longer than 4 cores and 8 threads. I even played The Last of Us with my HP 255 G8 which is built on Ryzen 5 5500U, in 1080p low settings.
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Danya March 31, 2023 at 09:21 AM
Is it worth paying an extra $70-80 to get a laptop with an i5 1235u processor instead of a Ryzen 5 5500U? Laptop with single-channel 8GB RAM.
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Mat March 31, 2023 at 11:45 AM
No, it's not. They will provide you with a very similar performance so I thinks it's not worth it.
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Stephen March 1, 2023 at 02:04 AM
Hey, there I’m looking at a Asus 425qa want to know if any good for basic music and video editing I’m not a professional or anything but it will be my 2nd ever-owned computer. I just need to know if can use it for my drone video 4k and if has enough grunt to do it.
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Chester October 6, 2022 at 06:25 AM
I got an HP laptop with Ryzen 5 5500U a few months ago, direct from HP for $470+sales tax. Now HP wants $699 for it. Yesterday I found a new/opened Acer laptop with Intel i5-1135g7 on Craigslist, for $225. Both have 8GB RAM. Purchased that Acer today. Will compare them. Installed Xubuntu on both.
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Omkar September 26, 2022 at 04:19 AM
I am going to purchase MSI modern 14 equipped with i5 11 gen and 8GB ram & 512GB SSD for video editing should I go for it?? Suggest me.
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Shivam September 27, 2022 at 03:31 PM
Great!! This is the best choiceπŸ‘
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Coconut July 25, 2022 at 02:45 PM
I am considering Asus Zenbook 13" because of the small, light, and OLED screen. Which is better i5-1135G7 or R5-5500U?? Both are 8GB/512GB... Or any suggestions for another brand?
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Zoomer generation May 9, 2022 at 03:12 PM
I got the i5 one on Dell Latitude 8GB 256ssd, however, the performance of iris and i5 gen 11 really bad in my experience. For example when I use zoom, WhatsApp, and edge, the "low resources" warning in zoom appears, making the sound come out bad. Anyone got the same experience, I'm still infuriated about it.
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Chetan May 11, 2022 at 02:10 PM
If you on battery saver this could be causing the issue because the laptop keeps going to lower clock speeds. I had this happen on an older laptop and by moving the slider 1 up from the battery saver did the trick.
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Sagor Kumar April 26, 2022 at 03:04 PM
I'm gonna work for 4k Video Editing. I need to buy laptops under budget. By considering overall ratings and performance on battery, clock speed, frequency whether intel i5 11Gen or ryzen-5 (5500u) which is better?
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Kai L May 19, 2022 at 12:45 AM
For Video editing, you have to consider more factors than the CPU alone. CPU, RAM SSD, and graphic cards all count. Just compare between CPUs, based on the core number and frequency of the CPU the 5500u seems a better option. remember, the modern video software is 64bit and multicore supported. on the other hand, if you've found a laptop setup with i5 1135g7 with more RAM like 32GB and Ryzen 5500u with 16GB RAM. Then, i5 definitely the option.
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Hariharan J April 12, 2022 at 08:58 AM
I'm gonna work for a software company. I need to buy laptops under budget. By considering overall ratings and performance on battery, clock speed, frequency whether intel5, 11 gen, or ryzen 5 which is better?
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DDG March 1, 2022 at 06:44 AM
I think for a low budget point of you and also multitasking performance AMD is too good
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shadow February 4, 2022 at 05:03 PM
I bought Ryzen 5 5500u. It's a beast. Compared to Intel, Ryzen consumes less power and got more cores and threads that contribute to getting the best performance.
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New Laptop buyer January 12, 2022 at 03:19 AM
Opinions are so divided here, please tell me which laptop to consider when I get all similar specifications but with a different processor like AMD ryzen 5 5500u and intel i5 1135g7. I need a professional laptop for long-term use.
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I Am Not A Bot Lmao January 13, 2022 at 07:12 PM
Get the 5500U. It is the best out of the two.
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Mostly depends on workflow August 15, 2022 at 04:07 AM
Depending on your workflow either laptop would be the better option. Intel has the single core speed crown among these 2 chips, but Ryzen has better multicore performance. Intel is not as efficient as AMD so if you plan on using on battery a lot you might consider this. AMD has a far superior iGPU and better drivers if you plan on playing some esports-type games. Intel has thunderbolt so if you want to plug a thunderbolt GPU into it you can for better gaming and/or GPU-heavy workloads. There are ups and downs to both these laptops, but really for most things nowadays either will be sufficient.
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SC1 November 29, 2021 at 05:42 PM
In the lowest layman terms pls. AMD Ryzan 5 5500U or 11th generation intel core i5 1135G7. Will a novice user notice the difference?
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Karan December 22, 2021 at 03:42 AM
I have bought a laptop (15-EH1101AU)@5500 Config - AMD RAYZEN 5 5500U APU 512 SSD, 8GB RAM, DDR4,15.6 INCH is it a good buy? Better than Intel i5 11 the generation?
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hello December 29, 2021 at 08:39 AM
Karan, yes it is because it is better
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Hell January 15, 2022 at 05:04 AM
Yes, in terms of battery life. Intel consumes more battery life than ryzen about 1.5 to 2 times
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Alvin Ahammed January 19, 2022 at 10:03 AM
With the 5500u there is a lot more battery life because it takes less power. That would be better for a novice user.
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Guest 7291 November 16, 2021 at 02:28 PM
If you going to use the Integrated GPU don't even consider AMD. Iris XE is 2 times better than Vega 7.
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Soe May 8, 2022 at 08:21 PM
Make sure to look at other sources other than this site. Both are almost the same as their rival counterpart (It's like comparing Iris Xe 96EU with RX Vega 8) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoevNcGmEPQ It's important to note benchmarks and real-world are quite different, and i5-1135G7's higher single-core clock makes up for that difference. AMD has their drivers are better than Intel's (i.e intel's new igpu drivers are more likely to crash) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD5_KOR7CGY
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joe September 10, 2021 at 11:31 AM
should i buy hp 5500u laptop or hp i51135g7 both are similiar specs laptop i am going to use for general use and would like great OVERALL cpu performance, great OVERALL igpu performance and great battery life please tell me. i am also going to use it unplugged more instead of plugged in as i am on the go.
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Santa September 19, 2021 at 05:23 AM
Go with ryzen it's performs better than intel i5 11gen on multi-tasking
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joe September 23, 2021 at 12:03 PM
bruh why did i get 170 likes and only 1 reply... is this website full of bots then???
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Krishnna September 24, 2021 at 04:47 PM
joe, Let me reply to you and extend character length to 20
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Pica September 27, 2021 at 02:30 PM
Krishnna, Hahahha! Nice reply Krishna! I bought the Lenovo Slim 3i 5500U. so far so good! hexa core!
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Aviral October 7, 2021 at 10:39 PM
Pica, Hi Pica, can you please give me a genuine review about how Lenovo slim 3i 5500U is? Considering I am gonna use it for office purpose and student purpose.
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Sushil October 11, 2021 at 12:18 PM
What about lenovo ideapad slim 3 with almost same specifications
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payam November 18, 2021 at 11:34 AM
Intel has better gpu and it's better in usage of buttery but 5500u has better multi core performance
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Guest 11996 December 10, 2021 at 10:03 PM
Pica, I have the same laptop, just don't update windows 11 cos it will override the AMD Radeon driver
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Miguel December 14, 2021 at 09:42 PM
joe, Because the "Like" symbol ^ seems a collapse symbol, you press it expecting to appear something else and bum! you have liked the post.
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Soe May 9, 2022 at 09:39 AM
payam, @payam Intel is better when plugged in, when not go with AMD. I seriously doubt Intel has better igpu performance since AMD has been shipping out a lot better igpu for longer. Also, for better igpu drivers, AMD wins.
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Ryan May 25, 2021 at 11:59 AM
Based on this comparison, AMD definitely win in terms of TDP(lower watt = lower battery consumption). When its plugged-in, intel definitely better.
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