[Comparison] Intel Core i7-1160G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U – The Ryzen is better in the CPU benchmarks, but lacks GPU performance

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Od: Severin Kolakov 31 Marzec 2021 / 07:05 0

Today we have a classic battle between Intel and AMD, with these processors being two of the newest to hit the market. In the left corner, we have the Core i7-1160G7, which has a TDP of only 9W but brings insane performance to the table. Furthermore, it can be put in many thin devices without a spec of worry about the temperatures. In the opposite corner, we have the Ryzen 5 5500U, which is a Ryzen 5 4600U with a Gucci belt and a new name.

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You can learn more about both CPUs here: Intel Core i7-1160G7 / AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Specs table

	Intel Core i7-1160G7	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Architecture	Tiger Lake	Zen 2
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Cores / Threads	4 / 8	6 / 12
Base / Max frequency	2.10 – 4.40GHz	2.10 – 4.00GHz
TDP	7/9/15W	15W
Cache	12 MB	11 MB
Memory type	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4266MHz	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4267MHz
Integrated graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W)

CPU benchmarks

While the Ryzen 5 5500U uses the older Zen 2 architecture, as it turns out, fares better in the 3D Rendering benchmark. The AMD CPU had a 14% higher score in Cinebench 20. As for the Photoshop scores, the Ryzen CPU finished it faster, but not by much. The lead there was only 0.32 seconds.

3D Rendering

Wyniki pochodzą z testu CPU Cinebench R23 (im wyższy wynik, tym lepiej)

Intel Core i7-1160G7 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 1

Sprawdź cenę

5246

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325

Sprawdź cenę

6436

GPU benchmarks

The GPU benchmarks, surprisingly, are where the Intel CPU showed up. It had the upper hand in two out of the three tests, with a win in 3DMark Fire Strike and Unigine Superposition, with a lead of 31% and 45%, respectively. In Unigine Heaven 4.0, however, the Radeon RX Vega 7 performed 2% better, which is practically nothing, but a win is a win. The gaming tests favored the Intel iGPU heavily, with it having a lead in every instance of graphics settings and games.

3DMark Time Spy (G)

Wyniki pochodzą z testu 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Wyższy wynik jest lepszy.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 1

Sprawdź cenę

1325

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325

Sprawdź cenę

1034

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Wyniki pochodzą z benchmarku 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) (im wyższy wynik, tym lepiej)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 1

Sprawdź cenę

4535

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325

Sprawdź cenę

3457

Unigine Superposition

Wyniki pochodzą z benchmarku Unigine Superposition (im wyższy wynik, tym lepiej)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 1

Sprawdź cenę

870

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325

Sprawdź cenę

601

Gaming tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)	HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	117 fps (+14%)	116 fps (+61%)	57 fps (+12%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (15W)	103 fps	72 fps	51 fps

DOTA 2	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)	HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)	132 fps (+17%)	80 fps (+7%)	60 fps (+40%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (15W)	113 fps	75 fps	43 fps

Conclusion

Overall, despite the TDP limitations, the Core i7-1160G7 put a formidable fight. Despite that, the Ryzen 5 5500U was the better CPU, performing better both in 3D and 2D Rendering. As for the graphics tests, Intel proved to have the better iGPU, with the Iris Xe Graphics G7 performing better, for the most part. The same was the story in the gaming tests, where regardless of the game or the graphics settings, the Intel iGPU showed higher fps.