[Comparison] Intel Core i7-1255U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5625U – great improvement from the Ryzen, but still not enough

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] Intel Core i7-1255U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5625U - great improvement from the Ryzen, but still not enough

From: Severin Kolakov 25 July 2022 / 05:30 0

While we already saw the Core i7-1255U make quick work of the Ryzen 5 5600U, the AMD chip went to the gym and bulked up, resulting in the Ryzen 5 5625U. However, the gym session only results in a 100MHz increase to the boost clock, so we haven’t gotten our hopes up for a surprise upset. Still, let’s see how the Core i7-1255U does against the Ryzen 5 5625U.

Today we are comparing the Intel Core i7-1255U against the AMD Ryzen 5 5625U.

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You can find more information about both CPUs here: Intel Core i7-1255U / AMD Ryzen 5 5625U

Specs table

	Intel Core i7-1255U	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
Architecture	Alder Lake-U	Zen 3
Cores / Threads	10/12	6/12
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	1.20 – 4.70GHz	2.30 – 4.30GHz
Cache	12MB	20MB
Lithography	10nm	6nm
TDP	15W	15W
Memory type	DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Integrated GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W)

CPU benchmarks

The Core i5 has much slimmer leads this time, scoring 5% higher in 3D Rendering while being 0.7 seconds quicker in Photoshop.

3D Rendering

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

Intel Core i7-1255U MSI Modern 15

Check Price

9317

AMD Ryzen 5 5625U Dell Vostro 5625

Check Price

8429

Conclusion

The Ryzen 5 definitely improves its performance, which gives us hope for AMD’s ULV future. Turns out there is hope for Team Red. Now, what we want to see is the Ryzen 7 5825U go against most of the new U-series chips from Intel, because it appears that Alder lake is not as invincible as we thought before.