Ryzen 9 5900HS vs i3-1000NG4

Place in the ranking	1820	540
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Ice Lake	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	23.53	36.86
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-Y (2020)	Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date	18 March 2020 (4 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	30
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Die size	123 mm²	180 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1044	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	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, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3733	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Plus Graphics	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	Yes, at 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	5120 x 3200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS.

PCIe version

3.0

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.

i3-1000NG4 2.28

Ryzen 9 5900HS 13.89
+509%

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.

i3-1000NG4 3556

Ryzen 9 5900HS 21654
+509%

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.

i3-1000NG4 5771

Ryzen 9 5900HS 6380
+10.6%

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.

i3-1000NG4 9257

Ryzen 9 5900HS 41235
+345%

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.

i3-1000NG4 3

Ryzen 9 5900HS 25
+817%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i3-1000NG4 333

Ryzen 9 5900HS 2041
+513%

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.

i3-1000NG4 141

Ryzen 9 5900HS 237
+67.7%

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.

i3-1000NG4 1.49

Ryzen 9 5900HS 2.83
+89.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i3-1000NG4 2028

Ryzen 9 5900HS 7867
+288%

Blender(-)

i3-1000NG4 1814
+653%

Ryzen 9 5900HS 241

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i3-1000NG4 1096

Ryzen 9 5900HS 1497
+36.6%

7-Zip Single

i3-1000NG4 3438

Ryzen 9 5900HS 5653
+64.4%

7-Zip

i3-1000NG4 7921

Ryzen 9 5900HS 57286
+623%

WebXPRT 3

i3-1000NG4 162

Ryzen 9 5900HS 276
+70.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.28	13.89
Integrated graphics card	4.70	9.03
Recency	18 March 2020	12 January 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	35 Watt

i3-1000NG4 has 288.9% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900HS, on the other hand, has a 509.2% higher aggregate performance score, 92.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 months, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-1000NG4 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-1000NG4 and Ryzen 9 5900HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.