AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U vs Intel Core i5-1155G7 vs Intel Core i7-1185G7

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U

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The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U is a processor for thin and light laptops based on the Renoir architecture. The 4650U integrates six cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 2.1 (guaranteed base clock) to 4 GHz (Turbo) with SMT for a total of 12 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and partly thanks to it AMD advertises a 2x improved performance per Watt for the Renoir chips.

The PRO processors offer a range of business features like hardware security (e.g., AMD Memory Guard), manageability (e.g., support for Microsoft Endpoint Manager), and longer availability and software stability.

In addition to the six CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 6 integrated graphics adapter with 6 CUs at up to 1500 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 8 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip. See our hub page on the Renoir Processors for more information.

Performance

The average 4650U in our database is just as fast as the Intel Core i7-11375H and the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U are in multi-thread workloads. This is a fairly decent mid-range CPU, as of late 2021.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W. Which is a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs, besides, laptop makers aren't really obliged to stick to it.

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U is manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process, leading to average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i5-1155G7

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The Intel Core i5-1155G7 is a power efficient quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Tiger Lake-U generation that was announced in mid 2021 as part of the refresh. It integrates four Willow Cove processor cores (8 threads thanks to HyperThreading). The base clock speed depends on the TDP settings and ranges from 1 GHz (12 Watt TDP) up to 2.5 GHz (28 Watt). Boost clock speed is 4.5 GHz.

Tiger Lake SoCs add PCIe 4 support (4 lanes), AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 and Wifi 6 in the chip.

Another novelty is the integrated Xe graphics adapter with 80 EUs based on the completely new Gen 12 architecture. It offers a significantly higher performance compared to the older Iris Plus G7 (Ice Lake).

Performance

The average 1155G7 in our database proves to be a very decent mid-range processor, as of mid 2022, trading blows with the Core i7-10810U and the Ryzen 5 4500U as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While perhaps not the best option for power users, this Core i5 will make most consumers happy, providing for short load times and generally pain-free experience.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

This Core i5 series chip has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 12 W to 28 W, the expectation being that laptop makers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. Either way, this is a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

The i5-1155G7 is built with Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for lower-than-average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-1185G7

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The Intel Core i7-1185G7 is a power-efficient quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Tiger Lake-U generation (UP3) that was introduced September 2020. It integrates four Willow Cove processor cores (8 threads thanks to Hyper-Threading). Each core can clock from 1.2 GHz (12 W base clock speed), 3 GHz (28 W base clock speed) to 4.8 GHz (single-core boost). All cores at once can clock at up to 4.3 GHz. At the time of announcement, the i7-1185G7 is the fastest model of the line-up. Since early 2021, the i7-1185G7 supports management features like vPro.

Another novelty is the integrated Iris Xe iGPU based on the completely new Gen 12 architecture. It should offer a significantly higher performance compared to the older Iris Plus G7 (Ice Lake). In the i7-1185G7 it uses 96 EUs and clocks between 400 - 1,350 MHz. The GPU and CPU can together use the 12 MB of L3 cache.

Furthermore, Tiger Lake SoCs add PCIe 4 support (four lanes), AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6 in the chip.

Performance

The average 1185G7 in our database is just as fast as AMD's hexa-core Ryzen 5 4500U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While the i7 is not the fastest Tiger Lake chip by any stretch of imagination, it's more than usable for your productivity and creative apps, with a bit of gaming possible as well.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 55 W, the Stealth 15M A11SEK is among the fastest laptops powered by the 1185G7 that we know of. It can be almost twice as fast in CPU-bound workloads as the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This little Core i7 here has a default TDP of 12 W to 28 W, the expectation being that laptop manufacturers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. Either way, that's a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

The chip is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for average, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

Model	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	Intel Core i5-1155G7	Intel Core i7-1185G7
Series	AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)	Intel Tiger Lake	Intel Tiger Lake
Codename	Renoir-U PRO (Zen 2)	Tiger Lake-UP3	Tiger Lake-UP3
Series: Tiger Lake Tiger Lake-UP3	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 1.7 - 4.1 GHz 8 / 16  8 MB L3 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U « 2.1 - 4 GHz 6 / 12  8 MB L3	Intel Core i7-1195G7 2.9 - 5 GHz 4 / 8  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1185G7 3 - 4.8 GHz 4 / 8  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1165G7 2.8 - 4.7 GHz 4 / 8  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1155G7 « 2.5 - 4.5 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1145G7 2.6 - 4.4 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.4 - 4.2 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i3-1125G4 2 - 3.7 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i3-1115G4 3 - 4.1 GHz 2 / 4  6 MB L3	Intel Core i7-1195G7 2.9 - 5 GHz 4 / 8  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1185G7 « 3 - 4.8 GHz 4 / 8  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-1165G7 2.8 - 4.7 GHz 4 / 8  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1155G7 2.5 - 4.5 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1145G7 2.6 - 4.4 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.4 - 4.2 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i3-1125G4 2 - 3.7 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i3-1115G4 3 - 4.1 GHz 2 / 4  6 MB L3
Clock	2100 - 4000 MHz	2500 - 4500 MHz	3000 - 4800 MHz
L1 Cache	384 KB	320 KB	320 KB
L2 Cache	3 MB	5 MB	5 MB
L3 Cache	8 MB	8 MB	12 MB
Cores / Threads	6 / 12	4 / 8	4 / 8
TDP	15 Watt	28 Watt	28 Watt
Technology	7 nm	10 nm	10 nm
max. Temp.	105 °C	100 °C	100 °C
Socket	FP6	BGA1449	BGA1449
Features	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, PRO, 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, SME	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM, PCIe 4, 4 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM, PCIe 4, 4 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, TME
iGPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (400 - 1350 MHz)	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (400 - 1350 MHz)
Architecture	x86	x86	x86
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Manufacturer	www.amd.com	ark.intel.com	ark.intel.com

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