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Intel Core i5 1335U vs i3 1215U

44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1335U
VS
42 out of 100
Intel Core i3 1215U
Intel Core i5 1335U
Intel Core i3 1215U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1335U with 10-cores against the 1.2 GHz i3 1215U with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (1)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 1215U and 1335U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1335U
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) integrated graphics: 1.6 vs 1.1 TFLOPS
  • Newer - released 10 months later
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 1335U
vs
Core i3 1215U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1335U +34%
7587
Core i3 1215U
5662
File compression 703.6 MB/sec 356.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 53.5 Klines/sec 45.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 219.6 pages/sec 117.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 218.9 Mpixels/sec 180.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 207.1 pages/sec 224.7 pages/sec
Background blur 38.2 images/sec 18.9 images/sec
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec 54.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 11.8 Mpixels/sec 9.45 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1007 & 1106 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1335U +37%
13813
Core i3 1215U
10106
Integer math 49.7 GOps/sec 34.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 33.9 GOps/sec 24.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 47M Primes/sec 30M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.5M Strings/sec 12.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.7 GBytes/sec 6.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 154.4 MBytes/sec 113.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 819 Frames/sec 546 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 8.7B Matrices/sec 6.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3604 & 3915 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 1335U +36%
80.21
Core i3 1215U
58.9

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.5 PPW 18.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 505.8 PPW 377.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 920.9 PPW 673.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.35 PPW 3.93 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 1335U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Melkon)Geekbench 6 CPU2317 / 7898
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Melkon)Geekbench 6 CPU2391 / 7543
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-05 (John Wick)Geekbench 6 CPU2347 / 8190
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-05 (John Wick)Cinebench 202495 / 397
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Intel Core i3 1215U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Shanmukh)Geekbench 6 CPU2126 / 6248
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-06 (goryn81)Cinebench 202489 / 283
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1335U and i3 1215U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 February 23, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-1335U i3-1215U
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) UHD Graphics (64EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U - Intel Core 3 100U
Intel CPU rating (#191st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 6
Total Threads 12 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 13x 12x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 10MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W 55 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1100 MHz
Shading Units 640 512
TMUs 40 32
ROPs 20 16
Execution Units 80 64
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 1335U +45%
1.6 TFLOPS
Core i3 1215U
1.1 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (64 EU) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 1335U official page Intel Core i3 1215U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i3 1215U or i5 1335U?
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??? August 12, 2024 at 08:36 AM
What are u thinking huh? 1335u is better bro
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