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Intel Core i5 1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

43 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1235U
VS
44 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
Intel Core i5 1235U
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1235U with 10-cores against the 2.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7530U 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 (7)

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 7530U and 1235U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Newer - released 10 months later
  • More powerful Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics: 1.8 vs 1.5 TFLOPS
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 1235U
vs
Ryzen 5 7530U

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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 448.4 MB/sec 595.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 24.1 Klines/sec 55.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156 pages/sec 106.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 128.9 Mpixels/sec 190.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 206.3 pages/sec 208.1 pages/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec 34.9 images/sec
Photo processing 54.1 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.5 Mpixels/sec 14.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 545 & 1157 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1235U
12449
Ryzen 5 7530U +20%
14949
Integer math 47.4 GOps/sec 55.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.4 GOps/sec 30.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 534M Primes/sec 44M 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 179.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 649 Frames/sec 647 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.9B Matrices/sec 11.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8323 & 2030 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 7530U +34%
107.58

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.5 PPW 30.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 424.1 PPW 457.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 829.9 PPW 996.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.36 PPW 7.17 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
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AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

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
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U -
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#142nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 6
P-Threads 4 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.5 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 20x
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 2000 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 7530U +20%
1.8 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
- 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 7530U 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 7530U or Intel Core i5 1235U?
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Rajit May 17, 2025 at 03:55 AM
Yes, AMD Ryzen 5 7530u is more powerful than intel core i5 1235u
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S S multani September 30, 2024 at 01:52 PM
Ryzen 5 7530u have all 6 p cores as compare to only 2 p cores in core i5 1245u , so ryzen gives more power during gaming, graphic work also with better GPU.
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Alexa August 22, 2024 at 08:04 AM
Practically the Ryzen 5 7530u is performing very good πŸ’―
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Pradip July 24, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Undoubtedly/ definitely Ryzen 5 7530u
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ruban June 28, 2024 at 01:43 PM
xe 80eu with single channel ram,performs more like a uhd igpu ri8 ?
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ruban July 25, 2024 at 03:07 AM
Yes, that's why brands use UHD stickers with single channel. If it is upgradable, then XE.
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Rohith May 19, 2024 at 09:59 PM
Definitely i5 1235U. It's more practical
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