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AMD Ryzen 5 6680U vs Intel Core i7-1280P. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2022
AMD Ryzen 5 6680U
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Intel Core i7-1280P
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 6680U or Intel Core i7-1280P? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 6680U has a base frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 28 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Intel Core i7-1280P has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 28 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 6680U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 6680U
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 61% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 6680U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    175 place
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    14 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1280P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    59 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 6680U AMD Ryzen 5 6680U
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 6000U left arrow Intel Core i 1200P/1200U
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 12
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

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

  • Base Frequency
    2.9 GHz left arrow 1.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Core Configuration
    6x Zen 3+ left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core
    - left arrow 6x Golden Cove
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • Turbo Frequency (14 Cores)
    - left arrow 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 left arrow 12.1
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 96
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 13
  • GPU Frequency
    1900 MHz left arrow 400 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon RX 660M left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1450 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 768
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • 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 / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-1280P and AMD Ryzen 5 6680U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    76.8 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-4800LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 12 left arrow 4.0 x 28
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 6680U and Intel Core i7-1280P 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
    105 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    28 W left arrow 28 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 64 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 6680U and Intel Core i7-1280P, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rembrandt (Zen 3+) left arrow Alder Lake U
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 11.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2022 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Socket
    FP7 left arrow BGA 1744
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

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 6.19.3 / 1M / 17 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-1280P 6131.959774 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.19.3 / 1M / 17 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / MS-16S8
Duration: 163.08 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 6680U and Intel Core i7-1280P.

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.

1532.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 6680U
2223.000000
Intel Core i7-1280P

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