Core i3-1005G1 vs Ryzen 5 3500U

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads
4.43
+40.6%
Core i3-1005G1
2019
2 cores / 4 threads
3.15

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 41% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12311499
Place by popularity3473
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i3
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+)Ice Lake (Client) (2019)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)1 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281
Current price$672 $451 (1.6x MSRP)

Detailed Specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 4 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB160 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s58.3 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1005G1.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 3500U 4.43
+40.6%
i3-1005G1 3.15

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 41% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 3500U 6956
+40.6%
i3-1005G1 4946

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 41% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 3500U 859
i3-1005G1 1282
+49.2%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 49% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 3500U 2451
+3.6%
i3-1005G1 2366

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 5 3500U 4558
i3-1005G1 6573
+44.2%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 44% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 3500U 17231
+20.3%
i3-1005G1 14323

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 20% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 3500U 5951
+8.2%
i3-1005G1 5501

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 8% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 5 3500U 12.88
+8.1%
i3-1005G1 13.92

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 8% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 3500U 8
+66.4%
i3-1005G1 5

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 66% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 3500U 650
+60.5%
i3-1005G1 405

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 60% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 3500U 143
i3-1005G1 157
+9.8%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 10% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 3500U 1.65
i3-1005G1 1.88
+13.9%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 14% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 3500U 4.4
+83.3%
i3-1005G1 2.4

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 83% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 3500U 2455
i3-1005G1 2624
+6.9%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 7% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 3500U 135
i3-1005G1 135
+0.3%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 3500U 39
+55.4%
i3-1005G1 25

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 55% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 5 3500U 10597
+7.6%
i3-1005G1 9847

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 8% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 5 3500U 3669
i3-1005G1 5042
+37.4%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 37% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 4.43 3.15
Recency 6 January 2019 1 August 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-1005G1 in performance tests.


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