AMD Ryzen 3 5425C vs Intel Core Ultra 7 155U

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AMD Ryzen 3 5425C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
AMD Ryzen 3 5425C Intel Core Ultra 7 155U

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 3 5425C or Intel Core Ultra 7 155U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 3 5425C has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 5425C was released in Q3/2022.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155U was released in Q4/2023.
AMD Ryzen 3 (33) Family Intel Core Ultra 7 (10)
AMD Ryzen 5000C (4) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
4 Generation 1
Barcelo (Zen 3) Architecture Meteor Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 5425C has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 5425C is 2.70 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U has 12 CPU cores and 14 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U is at 1.70 GHz (4.80 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 3 5425C Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
4 Cores 12
8 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz (4.10 GHz)
4x Zen 3
A-Core 1.70 GHz (4.80 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 3 5425C Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 3 5425C or Intel Core Ultra 7 155U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
1.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.95 GHz
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 5 nm
3 Max. displays 4
6 Compute units 64
384 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 3 5425C can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155U supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 3 5425C Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
64 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 3 5425C is 15 W, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 3 5425C Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
95 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 5425C is manufactured in 7 nm and has 10.00 MB cache. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 3 5425C Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
7 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP6 Socket BGA 2049
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 3 5425C AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.50 GHz
1153 (60%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.95 GHz
1935 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 5425C AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1092 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
12C 14T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 5425C AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
2757 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 3 5425C AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
12C 14T @ 4.80 GHz
2354 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 3 5425C AMD Ryzen 3 5425C
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
9716 (100%)

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