AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i5-1235U

Last updated: 2023-12-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 6600U		Intel Core i5-1235U
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 6600U or Intel Core i5-1235U - 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 6600U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i5-1235U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1235U was released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 5 (84)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
5	Generation	12
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	Architecture	Alder Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-1335U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is 2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-1235U has 10 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-1235U is at 1.30 GHz (4.40 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1235U
6	Cores	10
12	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz) 6x Zen 3+	A-Core	1.30 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	0.90 GHz (3.30 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 6600U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1235U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U or Intel Core i5-1235U 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 660M	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
1.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
1.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.20 GHz
9	GPU Generation	13
6 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	4
6	Compute units	80
384	Shader	640
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 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 660M	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (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
Decode	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 6600U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-1235U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1235U
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
3.00 MB	L2 Cache	6.50 MB
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	4.0
12	PCIe lanes	28
23.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is 15 W, while the Intel Core i5-1235U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1235U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	55 W
28 W	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is manufactured in 6 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-1235U is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 18.50 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1235U
6 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
FP7	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
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U (91%)

Intel Core i5-1235U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U (100%)

Intel Core i5-1235U (90%)

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 6600U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1425 (85%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1668 (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 6600U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	8018 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	7852 (98%)

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 6600U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1465 (99%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1479 (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 6600U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	6385 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	5977 (94%)

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 6600U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1879 (90%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	2089 (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 6600U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	7423 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	6454 (87%)

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 6600U AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz	1459 (98%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz	1487 (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 6600U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	17270 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	13681 (79%)

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 6600U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	637 (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 6600U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	3321 (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 6600U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	214 (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 6600U 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	1128 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1235U 7,852 CB R23 MC @ 35 W	222 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i5-1235U
Unknown	HP 250 G9 (2022) HP Pavilion 15-eg2000sf

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