AMD Ryzen 5 5625U vs Intel Core i7-1255U

Last updated: 2023-11-07

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 5625U		Intel Core i7-1255U
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 5625U or Intel Core i7-1255U - 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 5 5625U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 5625U was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i7-1255U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1255U was released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 5 (84)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 5025U/7030U (9)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
4	Generation	12
Barcelo (Zen 3)	Architecture	Alder Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-1355U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 5625U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.30 GHz). The Intel Core i7-1255U has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.70 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1255U
6	Cores	10
12	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) 6x Zen 3	A-Core	1.70 GHz (4.70 GHz) 2x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.20 GHz (3.50 GHz) 8x Gracemont
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1255U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
1.80 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.25 GHz
9	GPU Generation	13
7 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	4
7	Compute units	96
448	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.1

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 7 (Renoir)	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder 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 / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 5625U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1255U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1255U
LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
3.00 MB	L2 Cache	6.50 MB
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	28
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 5625U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i7-1255U is 15 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1255U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	55 W
25 W	TDP up	--
10 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 5625U has a 19.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-1255U cache has a total of 18.50 MB.
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-1255U
7 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
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 1744
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5625U (84%)

Intel Core i7-1255U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5625U (92%)

Intel Core i7-1255U (97%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1382 (78%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1761 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	7833 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	7545 (96%)

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 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1429 (89%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1603 (100%)

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 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6344 (83%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	7612 (100%)

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 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1789 (84%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	2136 (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 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5863 (85%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	6908 (100%)

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 5 5625U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz	1612 (84%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz	1916 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	15088 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	13905 (92%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	79 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	417 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	649 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	3009 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	245 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-1255U 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	1498 (100%)

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