AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i5-1230U Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores 12 Threads 2.1GHz	10 Cores(2P+8E) 12 Threads(4P+8E) 1GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 9W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s LPDDR4X·DDR4	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s LPDDR5·LPDDR4X
iGPU Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz	iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.3 TFLOPSFP16
Socket FP6	Socket BGA 1744

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi E-Core Boost Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 TDP

Ryzen 5 5500U1,476

x1

Core i5-1230U1,860

x1.26

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Core Config

6 Cores 6P -	10 Cores 2P 8E
12 Threads 12P -	12 Threads 4P 8E

Clocks

Base Clock 2.1GHz	Base Clock 1GHz
Boost Clock 4GHz	Boost Clock 4.4GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 32KB P 64KB E
L1d 32KB P -	L1d 48KB P 32KB E
L2 512KB P -	L2 1.25MB P 2MB E shared
L3 8MB	L3 12MB

Memory

Type LPDDR4X·DDR4	Type LPDDR5·LPDDR4X
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 4266MT/s	Speed 5200MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate4266MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 83.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 9W
cTDP-down 10W	cTDP-down -
cTDP-up 25W	cTDP-up -
Peak Power -	Peak Power 29W
Max Operating Temp 105°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type PCIe	Bus Type OPI
Bus Config 4 lanes	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed 8GT/s	Bus Speed 4GT/s
Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s	Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz	iGPU Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
Shaders 448	Shaders 640
Boost Clock 1.8GHz	Boost Clock 900MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 2.3 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -

NPU Model GNA 3.0

Controller

Controller Model -	Controller Model 600 Series P+
Codename -	Codename Alder Lake
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer AMD	Manufacturer Intel
ISA x86-64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Zen 2	Architecture Alder Lake
Family Ryzen 5000	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Lucienne - - -	Codename Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-2P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jan 12, 2021	Release Date Feb 23, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node N7 -	Fabrication Node Intel 7 14nmPCH
Die Size 156mm² -	Die Size 161mm² 54mm²PCH
Transistor Count 9.8 Billion	Transistor Count 11.9 Billion
Transistor Density 63 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 74 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops Inspiron 15(3525, Early 2023)ZenBook 13(UM325, Early 2021)Envy x360 15(Early 2021) Show 1 more	Laptops XPS 13(9315, Mid 2022)Envy x360 13(Early 2022)
Tablets -	Tablets XPS 13 2-in-1 29315(Intel 12th Gen, Mid 2022)

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