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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-1005G1 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 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).

Intel Core i3-1005G1

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1005G1

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 12 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2171 vs 1951
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1001 vs 712

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Aug 2019 vs 8 April 2019
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 12 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2171 vs 1951
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1001 vs 712

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 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
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 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7036 vs 4869
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2529 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
L1 cache	384 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7036 vs 4869
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529 vs 2095

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2171

1951

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4869

7036

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1001

712

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

2529

Name	Intel Core i3-1005G1	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2171	1951
PassMark - CPU mark	4869	7036
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1001	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2095	2529
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)

	Intel Core i3-1005G1	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen+
Family	Core i3	Ryzen 5
Launch date	1 Aug 2019	8 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$281
Place in performance rating	1143	1713
Processor Number	i3-1005G1	PRO 3500U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
OPN Tray		YM350BC4T4MFG
Series		3000
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	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4940 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	55.63 GB/s	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x8A56
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	1200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Execution Units		8
iGPU core count		8
Number of pipelines		512
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	4
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	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	13 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	900 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1526	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Peripherals
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
USB revision	3.2
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCIe configurations		1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)