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Intel Core i5-1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

Intel Core i5-1235U

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The Intel Core i5-1235U is a mid-range mobile CPU for thin and light laptops based on the Alder Lake architecture. It was announced in early 2022 and offers 2 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 12 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 1.3 to 4.4 GHz on the performance cluster and 0.9 to 3.3 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 12 MB L3 cache. Compared to the i5-1245U, the 1235U offers lower base clock speeds and only "Essentials" vPro management features. Compared to the P-series (28W) or H-series (45W), the 15W TDP may limit the sustained performance.

Performance

The average 1235U in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U and also, surprisingly enough, the i7-1250U and the i7-1260U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a very respectable result, as of mid 2023.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 27 W, the Beelink SEi12 is among the fastest systems built around the 1235U that we know of. It can be twice as fast in CPU-bound workloads as the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Architecture

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, and LPDDR4x-4267. The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU only supports PCIe 4.0 (x8 for a GPU and two x4 for SSDs).

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 80 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.2 GHz.

Power consumption

This ULV processor has a Base power consumption of 15 W (also known as the long-term power limit), with 55 W being its maximum Intel-recommended Turbo power consumption. Both values are too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

Core i5-1235U is manufactured on Intel's fourth-gen 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for decent, as of mid-2022, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

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The AMD Ryzen 5 5600H is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Cezanne generation. The R5 5600H has six of the eight cores based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 GHz (guaranteed base clock) to 4.2 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT for a total of 12 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process.

The new Zen 3 microarchitecture offers a significantly higher IPC (instructions per clock) compared to Zen 2. For desktop processors AMD claims 19 percent on average and in applications reviews showed around 12% gains at the same clock speed.

In addition to the six CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics processor with 7 CUs running at up to 1800 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 16 MB of L3 cache can be found on the chip.

Performance

The average 5600H in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 5 6600HS and the Core i7-1260P, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 45 W, the Lenovo Legion 5 17 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 5600H that we know of. It can be roughly 30% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W, a value that laptop makers are allowed to change to anything between 35 W and 54 W with clock speed and performance changing accordingly as a result. A high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The hexa-core APU is built with the 7 nm TSMC process for decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i5-1235UAMD Ryzen 5 5600H
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-MAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
CodenameAlder Lake-UCezanne-H (Zen 3)
Series: Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
Intel Core i7-1265U compare1.3 - 4.8 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1255U compare1.2 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1245U compare1.2 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1235U « 0.9 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1260U compare0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1250U compare0.8 - 4.7 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1240U compare0.8 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1230U compare0.7 - 4.4 GHz10 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1215U compare0.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8505 compare0.9 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1210U compare0.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 8 cores10 MB L3
Intel Pentium 8500 compare0.7 - 4.4 GHz5 / 6 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7305 compare0.9 - 1.1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
Intel Celeron 7300 compare0.7 - 1 GHz5 / 5 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX compare3.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H compare3.2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H « 3.3 - 4.2 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock900 - 4400 MHz3300 - 4200 MHz
L1 Cache928 KB384 KB
L2 Cache9.5 MB3 MB
L3 Cache12 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads10 / 126 / 12
TDP15 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm7 nm
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketBGA1744FP6
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 4, Thr. Dir., DL Boost, GNA, vPro Ess., MMX SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-1235U
36 pt (50%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 5600H
37 pt (51%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
93 Points (65%)
80 Points (56%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
406 Points (8%)
439 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 2485     avg: 6365     median: 6623 (6%)     max: 9208 Points
min: 7945     avg: 9466     median: 9564 (9%)     max: 10416 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1444     avg: 1587     median: 1597 (68%)     max: 1698 Points
min: 1316     avg: 1363     median: 1367 (58%)     max: 1381 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 566     avg: 613     median: 617 (69%)     max: 651 Points
min: 527     avg: 533     median: 533 (59%)     max: 538 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1783     avg: 2709     median: 2801 (7%)     max: 3537 Points
min: 3074     avg: 3678     median: 3688.5 (9%)     max: 4059 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 785     avg: 1125     median: 1093.5 (7%)     max: 1587 Points
min: 1319     avg: 1562     median: 1563 (10%)     max: 1723 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 151.5     avg: 213.2     median: 217.5 (66%)     max: 242.3 Points
min: 218     avg: 222.2     median: 223 (67%)     max: 225 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 17.51     avg: 18.7     median: 18.7 (24%)     max: 19.71 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.62     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (65%)     max: 2.63 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5719     avg: 5804     median: 5817 (35%)     max: 5847 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 32456     avg: 34272     median: 34229 (25%)     max: 35806 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 57574     avg: 60347     median: 59479 (41%)     max: 63144 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 11082     avg: 11111     median: 11095 (14%)     max: 11201 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 129.204     avg: 201.1     median: 201.1 (2%)     max: 273 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 4.552     avg: 6.6     median: 6.6 (1%)     max: 8.6 s
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
273 s (1%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
8.6 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7497 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 20166     avg: 30566     median: 30361.5 (17%)     max: 38643 MIPS
min: 36315     avg: 43438     median: 44558 (26%)     max: 46562 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4371     avg: 5000     median: 5137.5 (61%)     max: 5233 MIPS
min: 5213     avg: 5350     median: 5358.5 (64%)     max: 5446 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
95.2 fps (33%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
251.2 fps (58%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 4.99     avg: 7.8     median: 8.6 (15%)     max: 9.43 fps
min: 9.92     avg: 12     median: 12.2 (21%)     max: 13.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.806     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (0%)     max: 0.857 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (21%)     max: 1.3 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 5.3     avg: 7.4     median: 7.4 (19%)     max: 9.4 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 707     avg: 955     median: 872 (11%)     max: 1374 Seconds
min: 556     avg: 598     median: 584 (7%)     max: 666 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 366     avg: 491     median: 470 (3%)     max: 662 Seconds
min: 299.7     avg: 325.9     median: 324 (2%)     max: 384 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4986     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.603 sec
min: 0.526     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.596 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 11446     avg: 12027     median: 11952 (25%)     max: 12757 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.2     avg: 7.9     median: 7.9 (2%)     max: 8.672 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 15.7     avg: 17.2     median: 17.2 (1%)     max: 18.772 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 366     avg: 406.6     median: 406.6 (2%)     max: 447.224 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 52691     avg: 54378     median: 55183 (48%)     max: 55261 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 7465     avg: 11105     median: 10290 (28%)     max: 15604 Points
min: 8662     avg: 13031     median: 13537 (37%)     max: 15562 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
67708 Points (55%)
min: 78452     avg: 81114     median: 80711.5 (66%)     max: 84582 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 80031     avg: 81646     median: 80543 (65%)     max: 84364 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 83587     avg: 84905     median: 85177 (72%)     max: 85952 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 6543     avg: 9959     median: 10446 (26%)     max: 12476 Points
min: 9129     avg: 12370     median: 12951 (33%)     max: 13650 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 9965     avg: 15291     median: 15301.5 (27%)     max: 19386 Points
min: 1131     avg: 18287     median: 20724.5 (37%)     max: 21597 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3133     avg: 5151     median: 5180.5 (22%)     max: 7083 Points
min: 3754     avg: 6442     median: 6796 (29%)     max: 7512 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 1981     avg: 2095     median: 2094.5 (64%)     max: 2208 Points
min: 1610     avg: 1729     median: 1728.5 (52%)     max: 1847 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 6703     avg: 6875     median: 6874.5 (27%)     max: 7046 Points
min: 5801     avg: 6856     median: 6855.5 (27%)     max: 7910 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1426     avg: 1553     median: 1591.5 (67%)     max: 1643 Points
min: 1365     avg: 1412     median: 1422.5 (60%)     max: 1445 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5528     avg: 6774     median: 6084.5 (11%)     max: 8571 Points
min: 4990     avg: 6521     median: 6536 (12%)     max: 7253 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1402     avg: 1539     median: 1592 (7%)     max: 1602 Points
min: 1341     avg: 1368     median: 1369 (6%)     max: 1393 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5450     avg: 7106     median: 7643 (24%)     max: 8558 Points
min: 4955     avg: 6222     median: 6483 (20%)     max: 7128 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5812     avg: 5914     median: 5813 (58%)     max: 6117 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 27071     avg: 27953     median: 27790 (30%)     max: 28997 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 485.6     avg: 571     median: 585 (1%)     max: 634 ms
min: 640     avg: 654     median: 652 (1%)     max: 674 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
99.6 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 78578     avg: 80181     median: 79131 (71%)     max: 83104 Points
min: 64416     avg: 66303     median: 67221 (60%)     max: 67271 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 206     avg: 224     median: 226 (65%)     max: 236 Points
min: 196.4     avg: 200.7     median: 200.2 (58%)     max: 206 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 233     avg: 262.6     median: 251 (52%)     max: 305 Points
min: 245     avg: 263     median: 267 (56%)     max: 273 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
min: 9253     avg: 10006     median: 10006 (16%)     max: 10759 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
min: 11508     avg: 11533     median: 11533 (53%)     max: 11558 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 983     avg: 1383     median: 1430.5 (55%)     max: 1644 Points
min: 1157     avg: 1292     median: 1311 (50%)     max: 1353 Points
CrXPRT 2 - CrXPRT2 Performance Score
min: 162     avg: 169.5     median: 169.5 (94%)     max: 177 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 27.8     avg: 43.5     median: 39.8 (7%)     max: 63.2 Watt
min: 48.8     avg: 72     median: 69.1 (12%)     max: 104.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 28.9     avg: 46.9     median: 44.9 (8%)     max: 69.5 Watt
min: 48.2     avg: 75.4     median: 71.7 (13%)     max: 106.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 5.22     avg: 7.9     median: 6.3 (4%)     max: 16.6 Watt
min: 5.05     avg: 6.2     median: 6.2 (4%)     max: 7.26 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 3.41     avg: 5.4     median: 5.6 (6%)     max: 7.17 Watt
min: 5.72     avg: 10.7     median: 11.8 (13%)     max: 17.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 20.3     avg: 25.3     median: 25.4 (19%)     max: 29 Points per Watt
min: 15.8     avg: 21.3     median: 20.9 (16%)     max: 27.4 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-1235U → 100% n=30

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 5600H → 108% n=30

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