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Intel Core i3 1005G1 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Intel Core i3 1005G1
VS
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Intel Core i3 1005G1
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

We compared two 2-core laptop CPUs: the 1.2 GHz Intel Core i3 1005G1 against the 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 3250U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3250U and 1005G1
Advantages of Intel Core i3 1005G1
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than the Ryzen 3 3250U – 15 vs 25 Watt
  • More modern manufacturing process – 10 versus 14 nanometers
  • 22% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 916 vs 749 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
  • Newer - released 5-months later
  • 3% higher Turbo Boost frequency (3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz)

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i3 1005G1 +20%
2253
Ryzen 3 3250U
1881
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 1005G1 +28%
5185
Ryzen 3 3250U
4064
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 1005G1 +11%
1720
Ryzen 3 3250U
1556

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 1005G1 and AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

General

Vendor Intel AMD
Released August 1, 2019 January 6, 2020
Launch price 281 USD -
Type Laptop Laptop
Codename Ice Lake Zen+
Model number i3-1005G1 -
Socket BGA-1526 FP5
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics G1 Radeon RX Vega 3

Performance

Cores 2 2
Threads 4 4
Base Frequency 1.2 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Bus frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 12x 26x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s -
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 4MB (shared) 4MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Power

Fabrication process 10 nm 14 nm
TDP 15 W 12-25 W
Max. temperature 100°C 95°C

Memory support

Memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733 DDR4-2400
Memory Size 64 GB 32 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official site Intel Core i3 1005G1 official page AMD Ryzen 3 3250U official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes - 16
Instruction Set SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512 -

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Total votes: 149

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U or Intel Core i3 1005G1?
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