AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i7-1068NG7

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i7-1068NG7 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Intel Core i7-1068NG7

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-1068NG7

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 12 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2333 vs 1984
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9274 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 12 nm
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2333 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	9274 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-1068NG7

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

2333

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

9274

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-1068NG7
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	2333
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	9274

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-1068NG7
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Ice Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	Q2'20
OPN Tray	YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1253	1021
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile	10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$426
Processor Number		i7-1068NG7
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.30 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		58.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Device ID		0x8A53
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
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	FCBGA1344
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)