AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-1165G7

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-1165G7 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like PCMark 10, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Prime95, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, PassMark, AIDA64, Blender, MATLAB, Handbrake, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-1165G7 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500X.

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 3500X

54%

Core i7-1165G7

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3500X is 1% better than Core i7-1165G7. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500X

53%

Core i7-1165G7

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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. Therefore, if you think 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 less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.1	93.1
Valorant	106.9	105.8
Cyberpunk 2077	59.9	59.2
Apex Legends	100.5	99.4
Call of Duty Warzone	80.2	79.3
Overwatch	86.6	85.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.8	73.0
DOOM Eternal	53.5	52.9
Warzone	83.4	82.5
Assassin's Creed	89.8	88.8
Valheim	88.7	87.8

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 3500X

65%

Core i7-1165G7

336%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-1165G7 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3500X since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 3500X	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Cinbench 15 Single-core	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1129
Cinbench 20 Single-core	464	561
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2652	2234
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1126	1504
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7797	6070

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Single-Core	2562	2906
Multi-Core	13476	10376

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Single-Core	1272	1513
Multi-Core	5963	4969

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Announcement date	September 24, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	BGA1526
Core name	Matisse	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	11
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	8200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	32MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000158 100-100000158CBX 100-100000158MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3500X is 22% better than Core i7-1165G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 3500X has 2 more core than Core i7-1165G7. 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 3500X is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-1165G7 is better: 12
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 3500X and Intel Core i7-1165G7 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500X specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-1165G7 specs and review.