Intel Core i3 1215U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 1215U, vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 35.9 GOps/s | 24.8 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 25.7 GOps/s | 12.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 33 M primes/s | 15 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 13.2 M strings/s | 11.1 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 7.1 GB/s | 6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 118.5 MB/s | 94.9 MB/s |
| Physics | 599 frames/s | 367 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 7 M matrices/s | 36 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 356.7 MB/s | 310.7 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 45.1 KLines/s | 19.2 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 117.1 pages/s | 71.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 180.5 MP/sec | 92 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 224.7 pages/s | 88.3 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 18.9 frames/s | 11.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 54.2 frames/s | 28 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 9.45 MP/sec | 4.41 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 377.5 PPW | 82.3 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 708.3 PPW | 196.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 18.9 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 3.93 PPW | 0.98 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Announced | February, 23, 2022 | January, 6, 2019 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Zen+ (Picasso) |
| Model number | i3-1215U | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (64EU) | Radeon Vega 8 |
Processor
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Frequency | 0.9 GHz | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.3 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 6 | 4 |
| Threads count | 8 | 8 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12x | 21x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 96 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1280 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB total | 4 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 4.9 billion |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 12-15 W | 12-35 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 55 W | n/a |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | FP5 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 105 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
DDR4-2400 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 35.76 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 12 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i3 1215U the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
