i3-1120G4 vs Ryzen 5 3500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1359	not rated
Place by popularity	32	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	27.51	no data
Architecture codename	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)	Tiger Lake-UP4 (2020)
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	no data
Bus rate	no data	2 GT/s
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Die size	209.78 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4940 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4 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 Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i3-1120G4.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	4.51	5.58
Recency	6 January 2019	2 September 2020
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm

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