[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs Intel Core i5-1240P – 2022 is painted Blue

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs Intel Core i5-1240P - 2022 is painted Blue

From: Severin Kolakov 29 September 2022 / 09:21 0

The CPU market is in a crazy place right now. While both Intel and AMD have their newest 12th Gen and Ryzen 6000, they also have their 2021 processors, which are quite good as well, especially for gamers.

However, AMD has still stumbled a bit, not delivering as much performance as Intel, with some P-series Alder Lake processors outperforming the Ryzen 6000H-series in whatever benchmark you choose. Today we have two mid-range CPUs one of which has significantly lower base TDP, but it can boost up quite heavily, depending on the cooling.

Here is our Top Laptop CPU Ranking, which has the best laptop CPUs in a list, based on performance.

Today we are comparing the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H against the Intel Core i5-1240P.

You can find more information about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H / Intel Core i5-1240P

Specs table

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	Intel Core i5-1240P
Architecture	Zen 3+	Alder Lake P
Cores / Threads	6/12	12/16
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	3.30 – 4.50 GHz	1.20 – 4.40 GHz
Cache	19MB	12MB
Lithography	6nm	10nm
TDP	45W	28W
Memory type	DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200	DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Integrated GPU	AMD Radeon 660M	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

CPU benchmarks

The Intel Core i5-1240P delivers a 7% higher score in 3D Rendering, while also being quicker in Adobe Photoshop, finishing the benchmark 1.4 seconds quicker.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15

10305

Intel Core i5-1240P Lenovo Yoga 7i (14", 2022)

11227

Conclusion

These new CPUs are very cooling-dependent, and the lower base TDP allows the Core i5-1240P to spike up wattage and clock speeds on its own terms, which will lead to better stability and performance in the long run. We also have to mention the core count increase, as the Core i5 has double the cores of the Ryzen 5, which contributes a lot to the performance increase.