Intel Core i5 1235U vs AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

43 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1235U
VS
46 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1235U with 10-cores against the 2.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7730U with 8-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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7730U and 1235U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More powerful Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics: 2 vs 1.5 TFLOPS
  • Newer - released 10 months later
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8485
File compression 448.4 MB/sec 781.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation 24.1 Klines/sec 69 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156 pages/sec 163.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 128.9 Mpixels/sec 266.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 206.3 pages/sec 217.6 pages/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec 35.8 images/sec
Photo processing 54.1 images/sec 64.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.5 Mpixels/sec 17.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 545 & 1141 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
16974
Integer math 47.4 GOps/sec 68.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.4 GOps/sec 36.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 534M Primes/sec 42M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.6M Strings/sec 22.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9 GBytes/sec 13.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 143.4 MBytes/sec 213 MBytes/sec
Physics 649 Frames/sec 701 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.9B Matrices/sec 13.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8323 & 2990 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
131.16

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.5 PPW 40.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 424.1 PPW 565.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 829.9 PPW 1131.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.36 PPW 8.74 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 7 7730U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (johnson nick)Geekbench 6 CPU1848 / 6099

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1235U and AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

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 8
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i7 1360P
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U -
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#131st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 8
P-Threads 4 16
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 8
Total Threads 12 16
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 8
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz 2000 MHz
Shading Units 640 512
TMUs 40 32
ROPs 20 8
Execution Units 80 8
TGP 15 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.5 TFLOPS
2 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 7 7730U 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 7 7730U or Intel Core i5 1235U?
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Person July 16, 2023 at 03:04 PM
For performance to price the i5 1235u should be better and you can get better processors for the higher price range.
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