i7-1265U vs Ryzen 5 5600H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.68
+23%
Core i7-1265U
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.68

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Core i7-1265U by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600H and Core i7-1265U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking729869
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency22.4654.76
Architecture codenameCezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600H and Core i7-1265U 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 speed3.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache384 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600H and Core i7-1265U 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP6FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and Core i7-1265U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 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++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600H and Core i7-1265U 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 5600H and Core i7-1265U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and Core i7-1265U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600H and Core i7-1265U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and Core i7-1265U 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 5600H and Core i7-1265U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and Core i7-1265U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 5600H 10.68
+23%
i7-1265U 8.68

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 16961
+23%
i7-1265U 13792

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 5600H 1602
i7-1265U 1945
+21.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 5600H 5778
i7-1265U 6324
+9.4%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 5817
i7-1265U 8549
+47%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 34229
i7-1265U 38152
+11.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 11952
+26.7%
i7-1265U 9434

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 6.58
i7-1265U 5.24
+25.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 19
+13.3%
i7-1265U 16

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 5600H 1563
+16.3%
i7-1265U 1345

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 223
i7-1265U 240
+7.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 2.62
i7-1265U 2.99
+14.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 7.4
i7-1265U 9.7
+32%

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.  

Ryzen 5 5600H 95
+17.6%
i7-1265U 81

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.  

Ryzen 5 5600H 251
i7-1265U 266
+5.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 7497
+25.8%
i7-1265U 5960

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5600H 6536
i7-1265U 8127
+24.3%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 5600H 324
i7-1265U 424
+30.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 5600H 1423
i7-1265U 1740
+22.3%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 5600H 5359
+1.4%
i7-1265U 5286

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 5600H 44558
+29.5%
i7-1265U 34399

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 5600H 267
i7-1265U 280
+4.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.68 8.68
Recency 12 January 2021 23 February 2022
Physical cores 6 10
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600H has a 23% higher aggregate performance score.

i7-1265U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 66.7% more physical cores, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1265U in performance tests.


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