Ryzen 9 4900H vs i3-1005G1

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-1005G1
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.09
Ryzen 9 4900H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
12.05
+290%

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by a whopping 290% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1630644
Place by popularity67not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency11.6421.01
Architecture codenameIce Lake (Client) (2019)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date1 August 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 × 4 GT/sno data
Multiplier1233
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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
SocketFCBGA1526FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth59.732 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Ryzen 9 4900H.

PCIe version3.03.0

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.

i3-1005G1 3.09
Ryzen 9 4900H 12.05
+290%

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.

i3-1005G1 4910
Ryzen 9 4900H 19147
+290%

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.

i3-1005G1 1288
Ryzen 9 4900H 1550
+20.3%

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.

i3-1005G1 2385
Ryzen 9 4900H 6733
+182%

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.

i3-1005G1 6573
+10.5%
Ryzen 9 4900H 5946

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.

i3-1005G1 14323
Ryzen 9 4900H 40253
+181%

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.

i3-1005G1 13.92
Ryzen 9 4900H 3.19
+336%

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.

i3-1005G1 5
Ryzen 9 4900H 23
+403%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i3-1005G1 404
Ryzen 9 4900H 1927
+377%

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.

i3-1005G1 157
Ryzen 9 4900H 193
+22.9%

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.

i3-1005G1 1.88
Ryzen 9 4900H 2.24
+19.1%

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.

i3-1005G1 2.4
Ryzen 9 4900H 7.4
+208%

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.  

i3-1005G1 25
Ryzen 9 4900H 111
+340%

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.  

i3-1005G1 135
Ryzen 9 4900H 215
+59%

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.

i3-1005G1 2624
Ryzen 9 4900H 4297
+63.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i3-1005G1 2426
Ryzen 9 4900H 8012
+230%

Blender(-)

i3-1005G1 1264
+411%
Ryzen 9 4900H 247

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i3-1005G1 1160
Ryzen 9 4900H 1232
+6.2%

7-Zip Single

i3-1005G1 3997
Ryzen 9 4900H 4727
+18.3%

7-Zip

i3-1005G1 10895
Ryzen 9 4900H 48976
+350%

WebXPRT 3

i3-1005G1 180
Ryzen 9 4900H 227
+26.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.09 12.05
Integrated graphics card 5.58 9.05
Recency 1 August 2019 16 March 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 10 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 54 Watt

i3-1005G1 has 260% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 4900H, on the other hand, has a 290% higher aggregate performance score, 62.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 months, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 4900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-1005G1 in performance tests.


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