Intel Core i5-1245U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
8.52

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking801777
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)Intel Alder Lake-M
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years old)23 February 2022 (2 years old)

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFP6FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 5500U 8.52
i5-1245U 8.78
+3.1%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 5500U 13083
i5-1245U 13486
+3.1%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 3% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 5 5500U 5313
i5-1245U 8303
+56.3%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 56% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 5500U 27437
i5-1245U 37663
+37.3%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 37% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 5500U 9185
i5-1245U 12162
+32.4%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 32% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 5 5500U 6.22
i5-1245U 5.44
+14.3%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Core i5-1245U by 14% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 5500U 11
i5-1245U 16
+42%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 42% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 5500U 1247
i5-1245U 1311
+5.1%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 5% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 5500U 177
i5-1245U 242
+36.7%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 37% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 5500U 1.99
i5-1245U 2.92
+46.7%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 47% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 5500U 4.3
i5-1245U 9.2
+114%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 114% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 5500U 3945
i5-1245U 6154
+56%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 56% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 5500U 162
i5-1245U 263
+62%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 62% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 5500U 45
i5-1245U 78
+72.9%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 73% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.52 8.78
Recency 12 January 2021 23 February 2022
Physical cores 6 10
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5500U and Core i5-1245U. The differences in performance seem too small.


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