[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs Intel Core i5-1240P – A valiant fight from the Core i5

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs Intel Core i5-1240P - A valiant fight from the Core i5

From: Severin Kolakov 28 October 2022 / 07:00 0

Yesterday, we had an interesting CPU comparison between the Ryzen 7 6800U and the Core i7-1260P, which is a 12-core 16-thread CPU. It performed well against the AMD chip, showing 8% less 3D Rendering performance, but being a second and a half quicker in Photoshop.

Today we have another challenger for the Ryzen 7, with the Core i5-1240P entering the fight cage. It has the same number of cores and threads but has 6MB less cache. The clock speed is also a bit lower, but that could fluctuate depending on the cooling and thermal, and power management. With that said, let’s see if the Core i5-1240P can match up with the Ryzen 7 6800U as well as the Core i7-1260P did yesterday.

You can find more information about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U / Intel Core i5-1240P

Specs table

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	Intel Core i5-1240P
Architecture	Zen 3+	Alder Lake-P
Cores / Threads	8/16	12/16
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	2.70 – 4.70GHz	1.20 – 4.40GHz
Cache	20MB	12MB
Lithography	6nm	10nm
TDP	15-28W	28W
Memory type	DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-6400	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-6400
Integrated GPU	AMD Radeon RX 680M	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

CPU benchmarks

The Ryzen 7 once again shows dominance in 3D Rendering, finishing Cinebench 20 with an 8% lead. In Photoshop, things look much better for the Core i5, as it finished a second faster.

3D Rendering

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

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U Lenovo Yoga 7 14

11746

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

11227

GPU benchmarks

Once we test the integrated graphics, we see that AMD and its new RDNA 2 iGPU have a big lead. The Radeon 680M is 58% and 59% quicker in 3DMark Fire Strike and Unigine Superposition, respectively. The Radeon iGPU also does better in the majority of testing scenarios when it came to playing games.

3DMark Time Spy (G)

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

AMD Radeon 680M Lenovo Yoga 7 14

2481

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Lenovo Yoga 7i (14", 2022)

1399

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

AMD Radeon 680M Lenovo Yoga 7 14

7439

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Lenovo Yoga 7i (14", 2022)

4719

3DMark Wild Life Extreme

The results are from 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited. Higher is better.

AMD Radeon 680M Lenovo Yoga 7 14

4574

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Lenovo Yoga 7i (14", 2022)

3459

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

AMD Radeon 680M Lenovo Yoga 7 14

1480

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Lenovo Yoga 7i (14", 2022)

930

Gaming tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)	HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
Ryzen 7 6800U – Radeon 680M	166 fps (+15%)	133 fps (+45%)	106 fps (+66%)
Core i5-1240P – Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	144 fps	92 fps	64 fps

DOTA 2	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)	HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
Ryzen 7 6800U – Radeon 680M	146 fps	115 fps (+10%)	81 fps (+33%)
Core i5-1240P – Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	160 fps (+10%)	106 fps	61 fps

Conclusion

The Core i5-1240P is a very similar processor to the Core i7-1260P, so it’s no surprise that it makes for a decent challenger to the Ryzen 7 6800U when it comes to pure computational performance. While GPU power sways in AMD’s favor in benchmarks and games, Intel’s solutions have been noticeably better for productivity, video rendering, and image editing.