Sony Playstation 5 vs Intel Core i3-1000NG4

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Sony Playstation 5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
Sony Playstation 5 Intel Core i3-1000NG4

CPU comparison

Sony Playstation 5 or Intel Core i3-1000NG4 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Sony Playstation 5 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Sony Playstation 5 was released in Q3/2020.

The Intel Core i3-1000NG4 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1000NG4 was released in Q2/2020.
AMD Ryzen 7 (70) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Ryzen 4000G (22) CPU group Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19)
3 Generation 10
Renoir (Zen 2) Architecture Ice Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Sony Playstation 5 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Core i3-1000NG4 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Sony Playstation 5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000NG4
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Sony Playstation 5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000NG4
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
2.23 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
1 GPU Generation 11
7 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
36 Compute units 48
2304 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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.

AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Sony Playstation 5 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1000NG4 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Sony Playstation 5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000NG4
GDDR6 Memory LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
448.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Sony Playstation 5 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core i3-1000NG4 is 9 W.

Sony Playstation 5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000NG4
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Sony Playstation 5 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-1000NG4 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Sony Playstation 5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000NG4
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA Socket BGA 1377
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q2/2020
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Sony Playstation 5 (97%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 (91%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Sony Playstation 5 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 (24%)

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.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
1056 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
898 (85%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
9625 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1701 (18%)

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.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
992 (91%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1085 (100%)

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.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
6635 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2416 (36%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
402 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
348 (87%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
3735 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
612 (16%)

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.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz
10300 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 @ 0.90 GHz
691 (7%)

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.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
16095 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3784 (24%)

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.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1278 (100%)

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.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2241 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
142 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1000NG4 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
326 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Sony Playstation 5 Intel Core i3-1000NG4
Unknown Apple MacBook Air (2020)

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