Intel Core i5-1030NG7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-1030NG7 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-1030NG7

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1030NG7

CPU is newer: launch date 11 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
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 976 vs 712

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Mar 2020 vs 8 April 2019
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 12 nm
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	976 vs 712

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2529 vs 2249
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1956 vs 1757
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7010 vs 5713

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529 vs 2249
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956 vs 1757
PassMark - CPU mark	7010 vs 5713

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-1030NG7
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

976

712

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2249

2529

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1757

1956

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5713

7010

Name	Intel Core i5-1030NG7	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	976	712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2249	2529
PassMark - Single thread mark	1757	1956
PassMark - CPU mark	5713	7010

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-1030NG7	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Zen+
Launch date	20 Mar 2020	8 April 2019
Place in performance rating	1713	1706
Processor Number	i5-1030NG7	PRO 3500U
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	3000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		Ryzen 5
OPN Tray		YM350BC4T4MFG
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4940 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3733	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x8A51
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	1200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Plus 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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22 mm x 16.5 mm
Sockets supported	BGA 1526	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
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)
Secure Boot
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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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™)