AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-1160G7

Processor comparisons 18-02-2022

   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-1160G7 tests and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, SuperPi, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
Borderlands 3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-1160G7 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

Core i7-1160G7

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

Core i7-1160G7

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.7	93.4
Valorant	107.6	106.2
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	59.4
Apex Legends	101.2	99.8
Call of Duty Warzone	80.7	79.6
Overwatch	87.2	86.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	73.2
DOOM Eternal	53.8	53.1
Warzone	83.9	82.8
Assassin's Creed	90.4	89.2
Valheim	89.3	88.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3500

276%

Core i7-1160G7

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-1160G7 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 0W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	Intel Core i7-1160G7
Cinbench 15 Single-core	188	183
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1129	1091
Cinbench 20 Single-core	464	434
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2652	2450
Cinbench 23 Single-core	995	1053
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7015	6560

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	Intel Core i7-1160G7
Single-Core	2504	2865
Multi-Core	12878	11350

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	Intel Core i7-1160G7
Single-Core	1245	1526
Multi-Core	6579	5306

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	Intel Core i7-1160G7
Announcement date	February 18, 2019	January 01, 2021
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1598
Core name	Matisse	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	11
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		2 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	8200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W
Memory type		LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3500C4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3500 is 42% better than Core i7-1160G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1160G7 is better: 11
Although it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and Intel Core i7-1160G7 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-1160G7 specs and review.