Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-L16G7 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.

Intel Core i5-L16G7

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-L16G7

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 5 vs 4
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

Number of cores	5 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 12 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

3 more threads: 8 vs 5
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1949 vs 1625
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6986 vs 3440

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 5
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1949 vs 1625
PassMark - CPU mark	6986 vs 3440

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-L16G7
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1625

1949

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3440

6986

Name	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1625	1949
PassMark - CPU mark	3440	6986
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2529

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lakefield	Zen+
Launch date	Q2'20	8 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$281
Place in performance rating	1472	1620
Processor Number	i5-L16G7	PRO 3500U
Series	Intel Core Processors with Intel Hybrid Technology	3000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		Ryzen 5
OPN Tray		YM350BC4T4MFG
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	5	4
Number of threads	5	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4940 million
Unlocked
Memory
Maximum memory bandwidth	34 GB/s	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	4267 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X 4267 POP Memory	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Graphics
Device ID	9940
Execution Units	64	8
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	1200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	500 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
iGPU core count		8
Number of pipelines		512
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	DX12	12
OpenGL	OpenGL4.5	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	12mm x 12mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	7 W
Sockets supported	FC-CSP1016	FP5
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x2, 1x2 + 2x1	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
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™)