Intel Core i3 1215U vs AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 385
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 1215U with 6 cores 1.2GHz and AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 385 with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 1215U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 55W)
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 385 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (8000 vs 5200)
Larger memory bandwidth (256GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 1.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 10MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
General Parameters
Feb 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-U
Core Architecture
Strix Halo
i3-1215U
Processor Number
-
BGA-1744
Socket
AMD Socket FP11
UHD Graphics (64EU)
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 8050S
-
Generation
Ryzen AI Max (Zen 5 (Strix Halo))
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
120 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
16
1.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
12x
Multiplier
36.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8000
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1100 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2800 MHz
512
Shader Units
-
32
Texture Units
-
16
Raster Operation Units
-
64
Execution Units
32
45 W
Power Consumption
-
1.43 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
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