AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G vs Intel Core i7-1370P Comparison

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G and the Intel Core i7-1370P land in the same neighborhood in the database's aggregate ranking, with average benchmark scores of 27382 and 26900 respectively, and both sitting at the 79th percentile versus all recorded CPUs. That surface-level parity, however, conceals a one-sided head-to-head record: the Intel chip wins all eleven shared benchmark tests, several by margins exceeding 40 percent. The comparison is interesting precisely because the aggregate scores sit so close while the individual results do not, and because the two parts occupy very different market segments, one a desktop socketed processor, the other a soldered mobile part.

The Verdict

For anyone choosing strictly on measured performance, the data is unambiguous: the Core i7-1370P wins every head-to-head test in the database, including single-threaded work where its 3557 passmark score beats the Ryzen's 3096 by 13 percent. Multi-threaded workloads widen the gap dramatically. The Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G's case rests on platform characteristics rather than raw throughput: it is a socketed AM4 desktop part, it supports ECC memory where the Intel part does not, and it targets a 65 W thermal envelope versus the Intel chip's 28 W rating. Its multiplier is locked, so tuning headroom is not a differentiator on either side. Buyers building a desktop system with error-correcting memory requirements have exactly one option here. Buyers pursuing maximum performance per the recorded data have exactly one option too, and it is the Intel processor.

Note also that the aggregate scores nearly cancel out only because the database averages across different test suites: the Intel part carries Cinebench results (16365 multi-core in R23, 2310 single-core in R23) that the AMD part does not have recorded, while the AMD part's average lands slightly higher at 27382 versus 26900, a difference smaller than the spread between either chip and its own nearest rivals. Neither aggregate lead should be read as a performance win; the test-by-test record is the meaningful signal.

Architecture Differences

The two processors could hardly be more architecturally distinct. The Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G is a Zen 3 design, codenamed Cezanne, fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process, with 10,700 million transistors packed into a 180 mm² die. The Core i7-1370P is a Raptor Lake-P mobile design, codenamed Raptor Lake, built on Intel's own 10 nm process with a larger 217 mm² die (transistor count not recorded in the database).

The core topology is the largest single difference: 4 cores and 8 threads on the AMD side versus 14 cores and 20 threads on the Intel side. This disparity explains most of the multi-threaded results on its own. Clock behavior differs in kind as well: the Ryzen holds a narrow range from a 4.00 GHz base to a 4.20 GHz boost, while the Intel part stretches from a 1900 MHz base (recorded as 1900.00 in the database) up to a 5.20 GHz boost, a far wider operating envelope that gives it both efficiency headroom at the bottom and a peak-frequency advantage at the top.

Cache hierarchies also diverge sharply. The Ryzen carries 64 KB of L1 and 512 KB of L2 per core, with a unified 8 MB of L3. The Intel part provides 80 KB of L1 and 2 MB of L2 per core plus a 24 MB shared L3 pool. Memory support splits along generational lines: DDR4 only on the AMD side, DDR4 and DDR5 on the Intel side, both on dual-channel buses. The Ryzen's memory bandwidth is recorded at 51.2 GB/s; no equivalent figure is recorded for the Intel part. PCIe differs too, with Gen 3 and 16 CPU lanes on the AMD side against Gen 4 and 20 CPU lanes on the Intel side. Integrated graphics differ in class: Radeon Vega 6 for AMD, Iris Xe Graphics 96EU for Intel.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The sweep is total. In passmark multithread, the i7-1370P scores 20303 against 14033, a 30.9 percent win that directly reflects the 14-versus-4 core disparity. The compute-heavy subtests stretch even further: floating point math goes to Intel 54105 to 25245 (53.3 percent), integer math 78675 to 45910 (41.6 percent), physics 1466 to 701 (52.2 percent), and prime number finding 97 to 36, a 62.9 percent margin that is the largest gap in the entire dataset.

Workloads with less parallel scaling tighten the race but never flip it. Data encryption lands at 13067 versus 10288 (21.3 percent in Intel's favor), data compression at 217676 versus 168041 (22.8 percent), and string sorting at 23580 versus 18819 (20.2 percent). Extended instructions, a test that leans on SIMD capability rather than thread count, is the closest result: 12822 to 11935, a 6.9 percent Intel edge. Single-thread is where the AMD part comes nearest to defending itself, at 3557 versus 3096, still a 13 percent deficit that mirrors the boost-clock deficit between the two designs.

Contextualizing against rivals sharpens the picture. The Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G's average of 27382 places it within a fraction of a percent of the Intel Core i7-13700H (27355, 0.1 percent), the Core Ultra 5 125H (27507, -0.5 percent), the Ryzen 7 5800 (27535, -0.6 percent), and the Core i5-12600K (27578, -0.7 percent) in aggregate terms. The i7-1370P's average of 26900 sits similarly close to the Ryzen AI 7 445 (26936, -0.1 percent), the Ryzen 5 7545U (26849, 0.2 percent), the Ryzen 7 5700G (27051, -0.6 percent), and the Ryzen 5 5500GT (26748, 0.6 percent). In other words, both chips are mid-pack performers in their respective crowds, but when forced into the same tests the Intel design dominates every category the database measures.

Specification Differences

• Cores/threads: 4 cores, 8 threads (AMD) versus 14 cores, 20 threads (Intel)
• Clocks: 4.00 GHz base, 4.20 GHz boost (AMD) versus 1900 MHz base, 5.20 GHz boost (Intel)
• TDP: 65 W (AMD) versus 28 W (Intel)
• Socket/platform: AMD Socket AM4, desktop (AMD) versus Intel BGA 1744, mobile and soldered (Intel)
• Process: 7 nm TSMC, 180 mm², 10,700 million transistors (AMD) versus 10 nm Intel, 217 mm² (Intel)
• Cache: 64 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 per core with 8 MB L3 (AMD) versus 80 KB L1 and 2 MB L2 per core with 24 MB shared L3 (Intel)
• Memory: DDR4, dual-channel, 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, ECC supported (AMD) versus DDR4/DDR5, dual-channel, no ECC (Intel)
• PCIe: Gen 3, 16 CPU lanes (AMD) versus Gen 4, 20 CPU lanes (Intel)
• Graphics: Radeon Vega 6 (AMD) versus Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Intel)
• Release date: 2024-09-04 (AMD) versus 2023-01-03 (Intel); launch MSRP recorded only for the Intel part at $438
• Shared traits: both are multiplier-locked, both remain in active production, and both rank at the 79th percentile versus all CPUs in the database

FAQ

Q: Did the Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G win any benchmark against the i7-1370P?

A: No. The Intel Core i7-1370P won all eleven shared passmark tests, with margins ranging from 6.9 percent in extended instructions to 62.9 percent in prime number finding.

Q: Which chip is faster in single-threaded work?

A: The i7-1370P, scoring 3557 in passmark single-thread against 3096 for the Ryzen, a 13 percent advantage consistent with its 5.20 GHz boost clock versus the AMD part's 4.20 GHz.

Q: Which processor supports ECC memory?

A: The Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G. ECC is enabled on the AMD part and not supported on the i7-1370P, a meaningful differentiator for workstation and reliability-focused builds.

Q: Can either chip be overclocked?

A: Neither. Both the Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G and the i7-1370P have locked multipliers in the database records.

Q: Which is newer, and does either have a recorded launch MSRP?

A: The Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G is the newer part, recorded with a release date of 2024-09-04 against 2023-01-03 for the i7-1370P. Only the Intel part carries a recorded launch MSRP, $438.

Q: How do the two compare to their own closest rivals?

A: The Ryzen's average score of 27382 sits within 0.7 percent of rivals like the Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 7 5800, while the i7-1370P's 26900 sits within 0.6 percent of rivals like the Ryzen 7 5700G and Ryzen AI 7 445, placing both in tightly clustered performance bands despite the lopsided head-to-head results.