Intel Core i5 1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

43 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1235U
VS
42 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1235U with 10-cores against the 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with 6-cores. 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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600H and 1235U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2089 vs 1850 points
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size

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)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 400 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1046 -

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 448.4 MB/sec 604.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 24.1 Klines/sec 53.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156 pages/sec 109.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 128.9 Mpixels/sec 175.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 206.3 pages/sec 194.4 pages/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec 32.8 images/sec
Photo processing 54.1 images/sec 47.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.5 Mpixels/sec 13.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 545 & 459 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
16362
Integer math 47.4 GOps/sec 58.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.4 GOps/sec 32.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 534M Primes/sec 46M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.6M Strings/sec 21M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9 GBytes/sec 12.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 143.4 MBytes/sec 204.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 649 Frames/sec 712 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.9B Matrices/sec 14.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8323 & 6703 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
117.32

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.5 PPW 8.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 424.1 PPW 125.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 829.9 PPW 303 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.36 PPW 2.17 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 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
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-21 -> mayankdhamiCinebench 202477 / 451
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-14 (Juuhana)Geekbench 6 CPU1851 / 7626
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-14 (Juuhachi)Geekbench 6 CPU1851 / 7436
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-12 (Juu)Geekbench 6 CPU1888 / 7373
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-03 (bluntking)Cinebench 202479 / 451

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released February 23, 2022 January 12, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i5-1235U -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 11500H
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U - AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#151st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 6
P-Threads 4 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.2 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 33x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 35-54 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
1.5 TFLOPS
1.6 TFLOPS

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 Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 1235U official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Total votes: 1641

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H or Intel Core i5 1235U?
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Abdullah khan September 29, 2023 at 06:27 PM
The Lenovo Ideapad 3 with the i5 12th generation is an excellent laptop for office tasks and programming. However, you know best what's right for you. πŸ‘
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INTEL PENTIUM September 5, 2023 at 04:16 AM
This voting seems biased. From a price point of view, we can get the Intel 1235U for $470 USD in the Infinix InBook X3 Slim, whereas the AMD Hex 5 costs significantly more at about $720 USD.
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Atish July 14, 2022 at 02:23 PM
5600H comes graphics Card nvidia 4gb. It has separate customer base. So more power in hand withH series
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Sunny July 31, 2022 at 02:53 AM
How is CPU related to the graphic card?
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E Lex November 30, 2022 at 06:58 PM
This is strictly cpu vs cpu. An external gpu has nothing to do with the comparison.
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Vk m August 7, 2024 at 12:46 PM
E Lex, But brother... it matters... As you can't get that power with these CPUs... So, a CPU that supports a graphics card is a better way.
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