[Comparison] Intel Core i3-1115G4 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U – The AMD processors dominated throughout all of our tests and benchmarks

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] Intel Core i3-1115G4 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U - The AMD processors dominated throughout all of our tests and benchmarks

From: Severin Kolakov 19 January 2021 / 06:30 0

Tiger Lake has been one of the few glimmers of hope that Intel has had at its disposal, and they are doing everything in their power to make it as successful as possible and to reclaim the throne that they have once sat in as the best processor company in the world.

Their newest addition, the Intel Core i3-1115G4 is a CPU that offers great performance considering the price that you’re paying for it and it looks like it might be one of the best low-end laptop processors, which is ideal for students and most consumers out there that don’t demand crazy numbers or speeds.

Today we are comparing the Intel Core i3-1115G4 against the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, to see how big is the gap between the two.

Here is our Top Laptop CPU Ranking, where you can check out how these CPUs stack up against other processors.

You can learn more about both CPUs here: Intel Core i3-1115G4 / AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Specs table

	Intel Core i3-1115G4	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Architecture	Tiger Lake UP3	Zen 2
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Cores / Threads	2 / 4	6 / 6
Base / Max frequency	3.00 – 4.10GHz	2.30 – 4.00GHz
Cache	6 MB	8 MB
Memory type	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-3733MHz	DDR4-3200MHZ, LPDDR4-4266MHz
Integrated GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4	AMD Radeon RX Vega 5

CPU benchmark

We witnessed utter destruction and the victim here was the Core i3-1115G4. The Ryzen 5 4500U dominated the Cinebench 15 test, being 82% better, and as for the Photoshop benchmark, here the Ryzen has a lead of three and a half seconds. The scores were expected, though, as the Ryzen 5 is leagues ahead, in our Top Laptop CPU Ranking, and it has more cores, threads, and cache.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

Intel Core i3-1115G4 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 (Intel)

1312

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14

2409

GPU benchmark

Continuing with the GPU benchmarks, the Radeon RX Vega 6, showed up and performed up to expectations, scoring 54% higher in 3DMark Fire Strike, 58% higher in Unigine Heaven 4.0, and 45% higher in Unigine Superposition. As for the real-life gaming tests, where the AMD iGPU was 71% better on average in CS:GO and 49% better on average in DOTA 2.

3DMark Time Spy (G)

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 (Intel)

711

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 (Intel)

1987

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 (Intel)

380

Gaming tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)	HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4	75 fps	52 fps	24 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000, 15W)	109 fps (+45% )	76 fps (+46% )	53 fps (+121% )

DOTA 2	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)	HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4	76 fps	50 fps	27 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000, 15W)	111 fps (+46% )	73 fps (+46% )	42 fps (+56% )

Conclusion

At the end of the day, we all knew what was going to happen in this comparison, as there is no way that this Core i3 could ever compete against the Ryzen 5. It was better across CPU, GPU, and gaming tests. However, the Core i3 still showed great numbers and we are impressed with its performance. We think it is ideal for a low-end device and consumers will be more than happy with it.