AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

Comparison of the technical characteristics between the processors, with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U on one side and the Intel Core i3-1215U on the other side, also their respective performances with the benchmarks. The first is dedicated to the thin and light laptop sector, It has 6 cores, 12 threads, a maximum frequency of 4.0GHz. The second is used on the laptop segment, it has a total of 6 cores, 8 threads, its turbo frequency is set to 4.4 GHz. The following table also compares the lithography, the number of transistors (if indicated), the amount of cache memory, the maximum RAM memory capacity, the type of memory accepted, the release date, the maximum number of PCIe lanes, the values obtained in Geekbench and Cinebench.

Specification comparison:

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Core i3-1215U
Market (main)	Thin and light laptop	Laptop
ISA	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
Microarchitecture	Zen 2	Golden Cove + Gracemont
Core name	Lucienne	Alder Lake-U
Family	Ryzen 5 5000	Core i3-1200
Part number(s), S-Spec	100-000000375	FJ8071504827100, FJ8071504827101, SRLFT, SRLFU
Release date	Q1 2021	Q1 2022
Lithography	7 nm FinFET	Intel 7
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	8
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency	4.0 GHz	4.4 GHz
Energy cores	-	4 Cores 4 Threads @ 0.9 / 3.3 GHz
High performance cores	6 Cores 12 Threads @ 2.1 / 4.0 GHz	2 Cores 4 Threads @ 1.2 / 4.4 GHz
Cache memory	8 MB	10 MB
Max memory capacity	64 GB	64 GB
Memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4266	DDR5 4800 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/s, LPDDR5 5200 MT/s, LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max # of memory channels	2	2
Max PCIe lanes	12	20
TDP	15 W	15 W
GPU integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics 448SP	Intel UHD Graphics (Alder Lake 64EU)
GPU cores	7	-
GPU execution units	-	64
GPU shading units	448	512
GPU base clock	400 MHz	300 MHz
GPU boost clock	1800 MHz	1100 MHz
GPU FP32 floating point	1,434 GFLOPS	1,434 GFLOPS
Socket	FP6	BGA1744
Maximum temperature	105°C	100°C
AI accelerator	-	Gaussian & Neural Accelerator, Deep Learning Boost
Crypto engine	AES Instructions	AES New Instructions, Secure Key
Security	Enhanced Virus Protection	OS Guard, Execute Disable Bit, Boot Guard, Mode-based Execute Control, Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
Max display resolution	-	4096 x 2304@60Hz (HDMI), 7680 x 4320@60Hz (DP), 4096 x 2304@120Hz (eDP)
CPU-Z single thread	491	639
CPU-Z multi thread	3,034	2,988
Cinebench R15 single thread	183	232
Cinebench R15 multi-thread	1,222	824
Cinebench R20 single thread	444	618
Cinebench R20 multi-thread	2,716	2,187
Cinebench R23 single thread	1,140	1,589
Cinebench R23 multi-thread	7,263	5,790
PassMark single thread	2,462	3,595
PassMark CPU Mark	13,330	13,016
(Windows) Geekbench 4 single core	4,658	7,009
(Windows) Geekbench 4 multi-core	18,629	21,895
(Windows) Geekbench 5 single core	928	1,545
(Windows) Geekbench 5 multi-core	4,795	5,501
(Windows) Geekbench 6 single core	1,469	1,955
(Windows) Geekbench 6 multi-core	5,368	4,951
(SGEMM) GFLOPS Performance	235.2 GFLOPS	316.4 GFLOPS
(Multi-core / watt performance) Performance / watt ratio	1,242 pts / W	1,460 pts / W
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We see that the two processors have an equivalent number of cores, the turbo frequency of Intel Core i3-1215U is bigger, that their respective TDP are of the same order. The Intel Core i3-1215U was started more recently.

Performance comparison with the benchmarks:

Performance comparison between the two processors, for this we consider the results generated on benchmark software such as Geekbench.

	CPU-Z - Multi-Thread & Single Thread Score
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	491 3,034
Intel Core i3-1215U	639 2,988

In single core, the difference is -23%. In multi-core, the differential gap is 2%.

CPU-Z is a system information software that provides the name of the processor, its model number, the codename, the cache levels, the package, the process. It can also gives data about the mainboard, the memory. It makes real time measurement, with finally a benchmark for the single thread, as well as for the multi thread.

	Cinebench R15 - Multi-Thread & Single Thread Score
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	183 1,222
Intel Core i3-1215U	232 824

In single core, the difference is -21%. In multi-core, the differential gap is 48%.

Cinebench R15 evaluates the performance of CPU calculations by restoring a photorealistic 3D scene. The scene has 2,000 objects, 300,000 polygons, uses sharp and fuzzy reflections, bright areas, shadows, procedural shaders, antialiasing, and so on. The faster the rendering of the scene is created, the more powerful the PC is, with a high number of points.

	Cinebench R20 - Multi-Thread & Single Thread Score
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	444 2,716
Intel Core i3-1215U	618 2,187

In single core, the difference is -28%. In multi-core, the differential gap is 24%.

Cinebench R20 is a multi-platform test software which allows to evaluate the hardware capacities of a device such as a computer, a tablet, a server. This version of Cinebench takes into account recent developments in processors with multiple cores and the latest improvements in rendering techniques. The evaluation is ultimately even more relevant.

	Cinebench R23 - Multi-Thread & Single Thread Score
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1,140 7,263
Intel Core i3-1215U	1,589 5,790

In single core, the difference is -28%. In multi-core, the differential gap is 25%.

Cinebench R23 is cross-platform testing software that allows you to assess the hardware capabilities of a device such as a computer, tablet, server. This version of Cinebench takes into account recent developments in processors with multiple cores and the latest improvements in rendering techniques. The evaluation is ultimately even more relevant. The test scene contains no less than 2,000 objects and more than 300,000 polygons in total.

	PassMark - CPU Mark & single thread
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	2,462 13,330
Intel Core i3-1215U	3,595 13,016

In single core, the difference is -32%. In multi-core, the differential gap is 2%.

PassMark is a benchmarking software that performs several performance tests including prime numbers, integers, floating point, compression, physics, extended instructions, encoding, sorting. The higher the score is, the higher is the device capacity.

With Windows:

	Geekbench 4 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Windows
Intel Core i3-1215U	7,009 21,895
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	4,658 18,629

In single core, the difference is 50%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 18%.

With Android:

	Geekbench 4 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Android
Intel Core i3-1215U	6,557 22,344
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	2,297 11,061

In single core, the difference is 185%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 102%.

Geekbench 4 is a complete benchmark platform with several types of tests, including data compression, images, AES encryption, SQL encoding, HTML, PDF file rendering, matrix computation, Fast Fourier Transform, 3D object simulation, photo editing, memory testing. This allows us to better visualize the respective power of these devices. For each result, we took an average of 250 values on the famous benchmark software.

With Windows:

	Geekbench 5 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Windows
Intel Core i3-1215U	1,545 5,501
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	928 4,795

In single core, the difference is 66%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 15%.

With Linux:

	Geekbench 5 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Linux
Intel Core i3-1215U	1,493 5,070
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1,115 4,591

In single core, the difference is 34%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 10%.

With Android:

	Geekbench 5 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Android
Intel Core i3-1215U	1,383 4,812
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1,023 4,701

In single core, the difference is 35%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 2%.

Geekbench 5 is a software for measuring the performance of a computer system, for fixed devices, mobile devices, servers. This platform makes it possible to better compare the power of the CPU, the computing power and to compare it with similar or totally different systems. Geekbench 5 includes new workloads that represent work tasks and applications that we can find in reality.

With Windows:

	Geekbench 6 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Windows
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1,469 5,368
Intel Core i3-1215U	1,955 4,951

In single core, the difference is -25%. In multi-core, the differential gap is 8%.

With Linux:

	Geekbench 6 - Multi-core & Single Core Score - Linux
Intel Core i3-1215U	1,979 5,525
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1,482 5,208

In single core, the difference is 34%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 6%.

Geekbench 6 is a benchmarking platform that is capable of evaluating the performance of a device across multiple operating systems. The software evaluates processor power, with its ability to support different tasks, such as file compression, browsing; GPU computing capabilities, with image editing, video editing, gaming skills, machine learning workloads.

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

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Performance comparison with the benchmarks:

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