Intel Core i5 1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 7430U

43 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1235U
VS
43 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7430U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1235U with 10-cores against the 2.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7430U 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 7430U and 1235U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2089 vs 1865 points
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7430U
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Newer - released 10 months later

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 606.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 24.1 Klines/sec 51.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156 pages/sec 106.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 128.9 Mpixels/sec 177.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 206.3 pages/sec 189.7 pages/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec 31 images/sec
Photo processing 54.1 images/sec 44.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.5 Mpixels/sec 12.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 545 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
15163
Integer math 47.4 GOps/sec 55.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.4 GOps/sec 30.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 534M Primes/sec 47M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.6M Strings/sec 18.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9 GBytes/sec 11.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 143.4 MBytes/sec 179.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 649 Frames/sec 714 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.9B Matrices/sec 11.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8323 & 2481 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
86.99

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.5 PPW 29.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 424.1 PPW 437.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 829.9 PPW 1010.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.36 PPW 5.8 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 7430U
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 7430U

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 i5-1235U -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 1335U
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U -
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#147th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 6
P-Threads 4 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.3 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 23x
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

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 100Β°C 95Β°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
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 1235U official page AMD Ryzen 5 7430U 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 7430U or Intel Core i5 1235U?
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Zroik July 21, 2026 at 06:42 AM
Ryzen: a zen 3+ refresh, PCIe 3. Why are people voting on Ryzen?
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