Intel Core i5-1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i5-1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core i5-1235U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
• Family
  Intel Core i5 AMD Ryzen
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 1200P/1200U AMD Ryzen 5000U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  12 4
• Successor
  Intel Core i5-1335U --

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i5-1235U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i5-1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz 1.80 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.20 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  80 7
• Shader
  640 448
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  4 3
• Generation
  13 9
• Technology
  10 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q1/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i5-1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Core i5-1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-5200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 32 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• ECC
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i5-1235U or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 15 W
• TDP (PL2)
  55 W --
• TDP up
  -- 25 W
• TDP down
  -- 10 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 \xc2\xb0C 105 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i5-1235U and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  10 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1744 FP6
• L2-Cache
  6.50 MB --
• L3-Cache
  12.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Alder Lake U Lucienne (Zen 2)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q1/2021