Intel Core i5-1140G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1140G7 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
Intel Core i5-1140G7 AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-1140G7 and the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-1140G7 4 core processor released in Q1/2021 with the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2018.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19) CPU group AMD Ryzen 2000 (9)
11 Generation 2
Tiger Lake U Architecture Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-1140G7 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (4.20 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X clocks with 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-1140G7 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.80 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-1140G7 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Tiger Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
12 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
80 Compute units --
640 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Tiger Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-1140G7, while the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-1140G7 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
4 PCIe lanes 20
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-1140G7 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-1140G7 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
7 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-1140G7 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X is at 16.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.

Intel Core i5-1140G7 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
10 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1526 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2018
309 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1140G7 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X (73%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1140G7 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X (88%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Core i5-1140G7
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1355 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
988 (73%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Core i5-1140G7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4776 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3755 (79%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Core i5-1140G7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
9825 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
9503 (97%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Core i5-1140G7
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1028 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Core i5-1140G7
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1692 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Core i5-1140G7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
5207 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Core i5-1140G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1406 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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