AMD Ryzen 5 5625U vs Intel Core i5-3230M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5625U and Intel Core i5-3230M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 5625U

Intel Core i5-3230M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5625U

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2876 vs 1574
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14848 vs 2564

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2022 vs 1 January 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2876 vs 1574
PassMark - CPU mark	14848 vs 2564

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3230M

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3230M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2876

1574

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14848

2564

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U	Intel Core i5-3230M
PassMark - Single thread mark	2876	1574
PassMark - CPU mark	14848	2564
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		576
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.305
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2846
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2846

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U	Intel Core i5-3230M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2022	1 January 2013
OPN Tray	100-000000583
Place in performance rating	700	2393
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$249.65
Processor Number		i5-3230M
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.65
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	118 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	10700 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Execution Units	7
Graphics max frequency	1800 MHz	1.1 GHz
Number of pipelines	448
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 7	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Device ID		0x166
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)