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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-1005G1 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i3-1005G1

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Differences

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 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2188 vs 1946
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1001 vs 726

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188 vs 1946
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1001 vs 726

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

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 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6940 vs 4914
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2562 vs 2095

Specifications (specs)
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	6940 vs 4914
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2562 vs 2095

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2188

1946

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4914

6940

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1001

726

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

2562

Name	Intel Core i3-1005G1	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188	1946
PassMark - CPU mark	4914	6940
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1001	726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2095	2562
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2550

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-1005G1	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake
Family	Core i3	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	1 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$281
Place in performance rating	1147	1821
Processor Number	i3-1005G1
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
OPN Tray		YM3500C4T4MFG
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
L1 cache	160 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	55.63 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x8A56
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1200 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	13 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	900 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1526	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
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)
Advanced Technologies
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
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)