Intel Core i7 1355U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

49 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1355U
VS
46 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

We compared two CPUs: the 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 1355U (laptop) with 10-cores against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (desktop) 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
17.0
(Bad)
Value Index
46.6
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600G and 1355U
Advantages of Intel Core i7 1355U
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 1 year and 9 months later
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 4.0
  • 27% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2466 vs 1938 points
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM

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) - 409
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2218

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8288
File compression 519.7 MB/sec 773.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 58.7 Klines/sec 64.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 159 pages/sec 141.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 219.7 Mpixels/sec 231 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 221.5 pages/sec 210.7 pages/sec
Background blur 33.4 images/sec 42.1 images/sec
Photo processing 64.2 images/sec 55.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 12.5 Mpixels/sec 16.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 653 & 1112 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
19626
Integer math 50.4 GOps/sec 66.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 33.9 GOps/sec 37.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 48M Primes/sec 56M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.2M Strings/sec 25.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.6 GBytes/sec 15.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 152.3 MBytes/sec 248.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 844 Frames/sec 889 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 8.5B Matrices/sec 17.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 3976 & 15922 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
150.02

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 33.9 PPW 9.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 503.5 PPW 127.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 923.3 PPW 301.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.32 PPW 2.31 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 i7 1355U
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-28 (Linode)GeekBench2435 / 7355
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-05 (krek)Cinebench 2026433 / 2333
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Zhyn)Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Chakib)Cinebench 202483 / 575
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-07 (TakoyakiCandil)Cinebench 202492 / 646
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-27 (GreyArcanine)Cinebench 2026409 / 2218

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 1355U and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 3, 2023 April 13, 2021
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i7-1355U -
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 255U - AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Intel CPU rating (#160th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#140th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 6
P-Threads 4 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.7 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.2 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 17x 39x
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 Yes

Package

Transistors - 10.7 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W 88 W
Socket BGA-1744 AM4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (#131st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 768 448
TMUs 48 28
ROPs 24 8
Execution Units 96 7
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
2 TFLOPS
1.7 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 1355U official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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