Intel Core i5-1038NG7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Processor comparisons 13-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-1038NG7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like 3DMark, SuperPi, PCMark 10, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, PassMark, 7zip, Gears 5, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, Blender, RealBench, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, MATLAB.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3550H or Intel Core i5-1038NG7.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-1038NG7

52%

Ryzen 5 3550H

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-1038NG7

52%

Ryzen 5 3550H

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.4	91.4
Valorant	105.0	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.8	58.2
Apex Legends	98.7	97.7
Call of Duty Warzone	78.8	77.9
Overwatch	85.1	84.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.5	71.7
DOOM Eternal	52.5	51.9
Warzone	81.9	81.0
Assassin's Creed	88.2	87.3
Valheim	87.2	86.2

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: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-1038NG7

150%

Ryzen 5 3550H

84%

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 i5-1038NG7 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3550H since it has less power consumption: 28W vs. 35W. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores 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. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

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

	Intel Core i5-1038NG7	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	177	141
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	781	742
Cinbench 20 Single-core	441	360
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1922	1660
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1118	945
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4995	4442

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

	Intel Core i5-1038NG7	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Single-Core	2470	2129
Multi-Core	9613	8087

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

	Intel Core i5-1038NG7	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Single-Core	1267	890
Multi-Core	4329	3362

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain 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!

	Intel Core i5-1038NG7	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	February 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1344	FP5
Core name	Ice Lake	Picasso
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM3500C4T4MFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3550H is 4% better than Core i5-1038NG7 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 Intel Core i5-1038NG7 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is better: 4
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-1038NG7 and AMD Ryzen 5 3550H before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-1038NG7 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-1038NG7 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3550H specs and review.