i5-1230U vs Ryzen 7 5700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5700U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
9.96
+43.5%
Core i5-1230U
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 9 Watt
6.94

Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Core i5-1230U by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7761019
Place by popularity11not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency62.8472.98
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 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++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U 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
SocketFP6FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U 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 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U 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 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1900 MHz)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U 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 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Core i5-1230U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1214

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 7 5700U 9.96
+43.5%
i5-1230U 6.94

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 7 5700U 15821
+43.5%
i5-1230U 11022

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 7 5700U 1408
i5-1230U 1598
+13.5%

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 7 5700U 5461
i5-1230U 5513
+1%

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 7 5700U 5780
i5-1230U 7290
+26.1%

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 7 5700U 31131
+80.5%
i5-1230U 17243

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 7 5700U 11662
+75.6%
i5-1230U 6641

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 7 5700U 3.49
+301%
i5-1230U 14

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 5700U 1484
+189%
i5-1230U 514

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 7 5700U 188
+0.6%
i5-1230U 187

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 7 5700U 3763
i5-1230U 4985
+32.5%

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 7 5700U 72
+73.2%
i5-1230U 42

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 7 5700U 192
+25.5%
i5-1230U 153

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 5700U 6264
i5-1230U 6755
+7.8%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 5700U 338
i5-1230U 754
+123%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 5700U 1186
i5-1230U 1529
+28.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 5700U 4578
+15.3%
i5-1230U 3969

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 5700U 41123
+105%
i5-1230U 20092

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 5700U 215
i5-1230U 234
+8.6%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 5700U 1082
i5-1230U 1312
+21.3%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 5700U 169
i5-1230U 204
+20.6%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 5700U 665
i5-1230U 1459
+119%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.96 6.94
Recency 12 January 2021 23 February 2022
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 9 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has a 43.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more threads.

i5-1230U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 25% more physical cores, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-1230U in performance tests.


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