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Intel Core i5-1230U vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i5-1230U
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2021-01-12
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-1230U or AMD Ryzen 7 5800U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-1230U has a base frequency of 1.00 GHz. 10 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 9 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U has a base frequency of 1.9 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2021-01-12.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    10 left arrow 8
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    9 W left arrow 15 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-1230U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    266 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    113 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 90% better clock speed

    1.9 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    78 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    131 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    173 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    82 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1200P/1200U left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000U
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    2x Golden Cove left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    1 GHz left arrow 1.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    2.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12.1 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    80 left arrow 8
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    250 MHz left arrow 2000 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    900 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    640 left arrow 512
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 8
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and Intel Core i5-1230U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 28 left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-1230U and AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    9 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    29 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 10 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 25 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 10-25 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-1230U and AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake U left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    6.5 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow 2021-01-12
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Cezanne
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000285
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 3741.170837 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: HP / 8861
Duration: 267.296 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.18.1 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-1230U 1764.483765 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.18.1 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Dell Inc. / 0CR9CJ
Duration: 566.738 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Cinebench R23 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 8154 points System: Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S via Asus Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 5800U 30 W / 25 W
Graphics: Vega 8
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R23 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 1427 points System: Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S via Asus Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 5800U 30 W / 25 W
Graphics: Vega 8
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 3303 points System: Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S via Asus Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 5800U 30 W / 25 W
Graphics: Vega 8
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 555 points System: Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S via Asus Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 5800U 30 W / 25 W
Graphics: Vega 8
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R15 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 1522 points System: Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S via Asus Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 5800U 30 W / 25 W
Graphics: Vega 8
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R15 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 227 points System: Asus ZenBook 13 UM325S via Asus Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 5800U 30 W / 25 W
Graphics: Vega 8
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-1230U and AMD Ryzen 7 5800U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

1115.000000
Intel Core i5-1230U
2048.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

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