AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i3-1005G1 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Intel Core i3-1005G1

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5682 vs 4906

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Sep 2020 vs 1 Aug 2019
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5682 vs 4906

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1005G1

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 12 nm
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2186 vs 1984

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2186 vs 1984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1005G1

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

2186

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

4906

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i3-1005G1
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	2186
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	4906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1001
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		23.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		291.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		19.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		28.682
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1762
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4059
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1762
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4059

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Ice Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	Core i3
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	1 Aug 2019
OPN Tray	YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1253	1145
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Processor Number		i3-1005G1
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	1.20 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		55.63 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	900 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Device ID		0x8A56
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1526
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		13 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		900 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		5120 x 3200
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096 x 2304
Peripherals
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		3.0
USB revision		3.2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)