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Intel Core i7-1255U vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i7-1255U
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2018-04-19
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700
AMD Ryzen 7 2700

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-1255U or AMD Ryzen 7 2700? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-1255U has a base frequency of 1.70 GHz. 10 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2018-04-19.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    10 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.1 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1255U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    106 place
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    151 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 88% better clock speed

    3.2 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 2700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    238 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    164 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    176 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    195 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    463 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    277 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    52 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    53 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    66 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    85 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    232 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Ryzen 7 2700
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 2000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 2000 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
    1.7 GHz left arrow 3.2 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 Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.7 GHz left arrow 4.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    2.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.6 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
    96 left arrow -
  • Generation
    13 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1250 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow -
  • Shader
    768 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and Intel Core i7-1255U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • 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 x16
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2933
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-1255U and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 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 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    55 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-1255U and AMD Ryzen 7 2700, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake U left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • 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 2018-04-19
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 12nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Pinnacle Ridge
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.75 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow YD2700BBAFBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow YD2700BBAFMPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YD2700BBM88AF
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
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 i7-1255U

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

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 6.21.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-1255U 2858.106447 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.21.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: LENOVO / 21E60050UK
Duration: 349.882 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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