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Intel Core i5-1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 7430U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
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AMD Ryzen 5 7430U

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AMD Ryzen 5 7430U

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-1235U or AMD Ryzen 5 7430U? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-1235U has a base frequency of 1.30 GHz. 10 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 5 7430U has a base frequency of 2.3 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q4 2023.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    10 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-1235U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    189 place
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 77% better clock speed

    2.3 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-1235U Intel Core i5-1235U
AMD Ryzen 5 7430U AMD Ryzen 5 7430U
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 -
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 7000 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
    1.3 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.3 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 -
  • Execution units
    80 left arrow -
  • Generation
    13 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 1800 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    1200 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow -
  • Shader
    640 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 7
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow -
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow -
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow -
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow -
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7430U and Intel Core i5-1235U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 7430U 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 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    55 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 7430U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake U left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow -
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    6.5 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2023
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow -
  • Codename
    - left arrow Barcelo R

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 1

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i5-1235U AMD Ryzen 5 7430UResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 54.33796 samples/min Submissions: 5 110.795653 samples/min Submissions: 13 +103.9 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-1235U

More results: 1

AMD Ryzen 5 7430U

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 / 9 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-1235U 1042.451763 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 9 threads / windows
System RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 959.277 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 7430U 4130.234556 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / M3704YA
Duration: 242.117 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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