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Intel Core i7-1165G7 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2020
Intel Core i7-1165G7
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900
AMD Ryzen 9 3900

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-1165G7 or AMD Ryzen 9 3900? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-1165G7 has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q3/2020.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900 has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    172 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    91 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    74 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    244 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    146 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    298 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    105 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    363 place
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    12 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 3900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    254 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    98 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    25 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    52 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 AMD Ryzen 9 3900
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1100G/11000U left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 5900
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.8 GHz left arrow 3.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.7 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    4.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    96 left arrow -
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    400 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake G7) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1300 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow -
  • Shader
    768 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and Intel Core i7-1165G7. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    4 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-1165G7 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    64 W / 28 s left arrow -
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    28 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-1165G7 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Tiger Lake U left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    5 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 64 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Socket
    BGA 1526 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-1165G7

AMD Ryzen 9 3900

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 24 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 14066.379244 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 24 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 710.915 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.3 / 1M / 6 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-1165G7 2730.494711 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.3 / 1M / 6 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 366.234 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-1165G7 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1488.000000
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1194.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5874.000000
Intel Core i7-1165G7
10974.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

10425.000000
Intel Core i7-1165G7
30924.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 3900

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