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Intel Core i5 1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

43 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1235U
VS
38 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Intel Core i5 1235U
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1235U with 10-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 (13)

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 1235U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 37% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2089 vs 1526 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
  • 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 1235U
vs
Ryzen 5 5500U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 400 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1046 -
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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 1235U +37%
2089
Ryzen 5 5500U
1526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 448.4 MB/sec 504.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 24.1 Klines/sec 32.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156 pages/sec 103.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 128.9 Mpixels/sec 151.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 206.3 pages/sec 124.6 pages/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec 27.2 images/sec
Photo processing 54.1 images/sec 49.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.5 Mpixels/sec 8.97 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 545 & 599 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 1235U +28%
3051
Ryzen 5 5500U
2390
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1235U
12449
Ryzen 5 5500U +1%
12609
Integer math 47.4 GOps/sec 44.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.4 GOps/sec 25.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 534M Primes/sec 26M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.6M Strings/sec 18.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9 GBytes/sec 10.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 143.4 MBytes/sec 171.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 649 Frames/sec 526 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.9B Matrices/sec 10.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8323 & 6029 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 1235U
80.33
Ryzen 5 5500U +14%
91.95

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.5 PPW 16.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 424.1 PPW 240.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 829.9 PPW 504.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.36 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 1235U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (zoetje)Cinebench 2026400 / 1046
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Jubayer)Cinebench 202486 / 393
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (TASIN AMIR)Geekbench 6 CPU2191 / 7204
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-08 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU2147 / 6050
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-13 (sauron269)Cinebench 202498 / 368
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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 1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released February 23, 2022 January 12, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 2 (Lucienne)
Model number i5-1235U -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 1135G7
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U - AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#165th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 6
P-Threads 4 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 13x 21x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 10-25 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W -
Socket BGA-1744 FP6
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 105Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 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 1235U
1.5 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5500U +7%
1.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 7 compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- 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 1235U official page AMD Ryzen 5 5500U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 12

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U or Intel Core i5 1235U?
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Nothing November 14, 2025 at 07:50 AM
Which is hood in playing high graphics games like f1 23
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Radeon RX Vega 7 August 4, 2024 at 01:12 PM
Which is good for gta v
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Steve May 25, 2025 at 01:18 PM
Ryzen 5 5500U 15-20fps more than this
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Rohan Mallik October 7, 2023 at 06:06 PM
Which laptop is better for AutoCAD 2D, or 3D?
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Hariom July 17, 2023 at 03:05 PM
Which laptop should I buy Intel i5 1235U or ryzen 5 5500u if both are available at almost the same price?
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david September 2, 2023 at 04:36 AM
Intel Core i5 1235U is definitely better, don't doubt it.
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Danya March 31, 2023 at 09:18 AM
Is it worth paying an extra $70-80 to get a laptop with an i5 1235u processor instead of a Ryzen 5 5500U?
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James August 1, 2024 at 10:41 AM
No it's not worth it to pay extra 70-80
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alf November 14, 2022 at 12:33 AM
I use the laptop to trade stocks and commodities...which processor do you recommend?
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Mstf November 21, 2022 at 05:51 AM
Definitely a more powerful and efficient processor than the i51235u.
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Patrik December 22, 2022 at 02:53 PM
Any laptop in the range of 30-40k will be fine for you.
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Sia September 24, 2023 at 10:15 AM
Mstf, Definitely? a more powerful and efficient processor than the i51235u. Do you mean the Ryzen 5 5500U has a more powerful and efficient processor than the i51235u!?
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Definer September 9, 2024 at 06:52 AM
Sia, They mean to say if you are going to use it for work where you need split second updates constantly, they are both too low end.
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