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Intel Core i5 1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U

43 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1235U
VS
45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U
Intel Core i5 1235U
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1235U with 10-cores against the 2.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U 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

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 6650U and 1235U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2089 vs 1897 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U
  • More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 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 Pro 6650U

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 775.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation 24.1 Klines/sec 50.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156 pages/sec 161.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 128.9 Mpixels/sec 199.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 206.3 pages/sec 201.1 pages/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec 34.2 images/sec
Photo processing 54.1 images/sec 74.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.5 Mpixels/sec 11.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 545 & 298 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 Pro 6650U +27%
15807
Integer math 47.4 GOps/sec 57.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.4 GOps/sec 31.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 534M Primes/sec 48M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.6M Strings/sec 19.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9 GBytes/sec 11.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 143.4 MBytes/sec 185.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 649 Frames/sec 786 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.9B Matrices/sec 12.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8323 & 305 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 Pro 6650U +54%
123.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.5 PPW 17.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 424.1 PPW 263.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 829.9 PPW 564.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.36 PPW 4.42 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 Pro 6650U
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released February 23, 2022 April 20, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Model number i5-1235U -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon 660M
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U -
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#137th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 6
P-Threads 4 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 2.9 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 29x
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 6 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 15-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W -
Socket BGA-1744 FP7
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon 660M
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 640 384
TMUs 40 24
ROPs 20 16
Execution Units 80 6
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 1235U
1.5 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U
1.5 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 660M compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- LPDDR5-6400
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 Pro 6650U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
4 (12.1%)
29 (87.9%)
Total votes: 33

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Comments

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