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Intel Core i5 1155G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

39 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1155G7
VS
38 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Intel Core i5 1155G7
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.0-2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 1155G7 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 (2)

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 1155G7
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1155G7
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 30% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1983 vs 1526 points
  • Newer - released 5 months later
  • 13% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 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 1155G7
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 1155G7 +30%
1983
Ryzen 5 5500U
1526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1155G7
5404
Ryzen 5 5500U +11%
6005
File compression 433.2 MB/sec 504.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 34.2 Klines/sec 32.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 105.9 pages/sec 103.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 153.1 Mpixels/sec 151.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 194.7 pages/sec 124.6 pages/sec
Background blur 28 images/sec 27.2 images/sec
Photo processing 48.1 images/sec 49.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.79 Mpixels/sec 8.97 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1137 & 599 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 1155G7 +16%
2784
Ryzen 5 5500U
2390
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1155G7
9586
Ryzen 5 5500U +32%
12609
Integer math 34.4 GOps/sec 44.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 20 GOps/sec 25.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 37M Primes/sec 26M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.5M Strings/sec 18.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.3 GBytes/sec 10.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 104.6 MBytes/sec 171.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 557 Frames/sec 526 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.1B Matrices/sec 10.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1001 & 6029 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 1155G7
49.4
Ryzen 5 5500U +86%
91.95

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 8.2 PPW 16.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 193 PPW 240.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 342.4 PPW 504.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.76 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 1155G7
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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 1155G7 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released June 8, 2021 January 12, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Tiger Lake Zen 2 (Lucienne)
Model number i5-1155G7 -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Radeon RX Vega 7
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 1135G7
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 255U - AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#165th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 6
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.0-2.5 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 6
Total Threads 8 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 10-25x 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 1350 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 1155G7 +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
- LPDDR4x-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 1155G7 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 1155G7?
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Genius March 1, 2022 at 04:04 AM
Ryzen 5 5500U has APU, it's so strong for gaming. I Like it more than IRIS XE GRAPHICS on 1155G7.
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Genuis too December 27, 2023 at 01:44 PM
I suppose for gaming, Ryzen might be slightly superior. However, for everyday tasks, Intel offers greater efficiency.
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