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Intel Core i7-4650U vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Intel Core i7-4650U

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The Intel Core i7-4650U is an ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for ultrabooks launched in Q2 2013. It is based on the Haswell architecture and is manufactured in 22nm. Due to Hyper-Threading, the two cores can handle up to four threads in parallel, leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 1.7 GHz, but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.3 GHz for 1 active core or 2.9 GHz for 2 active cores.

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving the performance per clock by alomst 10 percent. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

The performance of the Core i7-4650U is similar to the old and slightly higher clocked Core i7-3687U. However, when using new instruction sets such as AVX2 the performance can be significantly better. Thus, the CPU has sufficient power for office and multimedia purposes as well as more demanding applications.

The integrated HD Graphics 5000 offers 40 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 200 - 1100 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it significantly faster than the HD Graphics 4000. As a result, the HD 5000 competes with dedicated lower mid-range graphics cards.

The i7-4650U is rated at a TDP of 15 W including the graphics card, memory controller, VRMs and the integrated chipset. Therefore, the CPU is suited for small ultrabooks 11-inches or greater.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

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The AMD Ryzen 7 3700U is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.3 GHz to 4 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 10 graphics adapter with 10 CUs (640 shaders) clocked at up to 1,400 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops. In Chromebooks, AMD calles the APU AMD Ryzen 7 3700C, but with the exact same specifications (and performance).

The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPC (performance per clock) improvements.

The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

Performance

The average 3700U in our database is a solid mid-range CPU as of early 2021, its multi-thread benchmark scores matching those of the Core i5-10310U and the Core i5-1035G7 (the Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is found close nearby as well). This Ryzen 7 is good for more than just binge-watching Netflix and writing e-mails. Just do not expect it to be as fast as a Core i7-11800H.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and sufficiently high CPU power limits, the ThinkPad E595 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 3700U that we know of. It can be up to 50% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 7 series chip has a default TDP of 15 W (also known as the long-term power limit). This can be changed by a laptop manufacturer to anything between 12 W and 35 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, that's a little too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

Last but not the least, the Ryzen 7 3700U is manufactured on a 12 nm process for lower-than-average, as of mid-2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i7-4650UAMD Ryzen 7 3700U
CodenameHaswellPicasso-U (Zen+)
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Picasso-U (Zen+)
Intel Core i7-4940MX compare3.1 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4930MX compare3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4980HQ compare2.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4910MQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4900MQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4960HQ compare2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4810MQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ compare2.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4800MQ compare2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4950HQ compare2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4860HQ compare2.4 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4720HQ compare2.6 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4850HQ compare2.3 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4710MQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770HQ compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700HQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4700MQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4760HQ compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4722HQ compare2.4 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712HQ compare2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4712MQ compare2.3 - 3.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4750HQ compare2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702HQ compare2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4702MQ compare2.2 - 3.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610M compare3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600M compare2.9 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4578U compare3 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4558U compare2.8 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4600U compare2.1 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4650U « 1.7 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4510U compare2 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4500U compare1.8 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4550U compare1.5 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4610Y compare1.7 - 2.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U « 2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H compare2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U compare2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U compare2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U compare2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
Clock1700 - 3300 MHz2300 - 4000 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB384 KB
L2 Cache512 KB2 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors1300 Million4500 Million
Technology22 nm12 nm
Die Size181 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C105 °C
FeaturesHD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1100 MHz), DDR3(L)-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro, AES-NIDDR4-2400, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 5000 (200 - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$454 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.amd.com
SocketFP5

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 3700U
24.6 pt (41%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 285     avg: 339.2     median: 343 (37%)     max: 368 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1047     avg: 1344     median: 1499 (4%)     max: 1560 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 241     avg: 256     median: 256 (2%)     max: 271 Points
min: 537     avg: 648     median: 672 (4%)     max: 683 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 122     avg: 123     median: 123 (34%)     max: 124 Points
min: 127     avg: 138     median: 139 (39%)     max: 146 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2.5     avg: 2.7     median: 2.7 (3%)     max: 2.9 Points
min: 5.02     avg: 7     median: 7.6 (10%)     max: 7.71 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.36     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (33%)     max: 1.45 Points
min: 1.23     avg: 1.5     median: 1.6 (38%)     max: 1.67 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4592     avg: 4694     median: 4714.5 (28%)     max: 4755 Points
min: 4045     avg: 4411     median: 4410.5 (27%)     max: 4776 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 8173     avg: 8801     median: 8620.5 (6%)     max: 9789 Points
min: 12881     avg: 15461     median: 15461 (11%)     max: 18041 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 10658     avg: 11373     median: 11128.5 (7%)     max: 12576 Points
min: 27166     avg: 27205     median: 27205 (17%)     max: 27244 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 5828     avg: 6190     median: 6276 (8%)     max: 6380 Points
min: 7765     avg: 7767     median: 7767 (9%)     max: 7769 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 628     avg: 633     median: 632.5 (7%)     max: 637 s
450.4 s (5%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 18.07     avg: 18.1     median: 18.1 (4%)     max: 18.11 s
13.5 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 2363     avg: 2442     median: 2382 (4%)     max: 2582 Points
2392 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 12738     avg: 15166     median: 15386.5 (9%)     max: 17153 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3038     avg: 3423     median: 3492.5 (41%)     max: 3668 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 15.37     avg: 16.6     median: 16 (5%)     max: 18.37 fps
27.1 fps (9%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 84.1     avg: 89.6     median: 89.1 (21%)     max: 95.5 fps
104.8 fps (24%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 2.76     avg: 3.3     median: 3.3 (6%)     max: 3.9 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.143     avg: 0.1     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.155 GB/s
0.4 GB/s (11%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.236     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (5%)     max: 0.274 GB/s
0.6 GB/s (11%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 1.5     avg: 1.6     median: 1.7 (4%)     max: 1.7 GB/s
3.8 GB/s (10%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 671     avg: 797     median: 703 (5%)     max: 1018 Seconds
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2698     avg: 3086     median: 3249 (7%)     max: 3312 Points
4595 Points (10%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 11     avg: 11.4     median: 11.4 (2%)     max: 11.9 s
12.6 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 26.27     avg: 26.7     median: 26.7 (1%)     max: 27 s
29.6 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 593     avg: 603     median: 605 (3%)     max: 611 s
748 s (3%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4650U +
min: 14230     avg: 28558     median: 28557.5 (14%)     max: 42885 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4650U +
min: 9820     avg: 19671     median: 19671 (15%)     max: 29522 MFLOPS
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 4650U +
7 Points (90%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4650U +
min: 7058     avg: 8258     median: 8856 (7%)     max: 8861 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 3158     avg: 3346     median: 3360 (8%)     max: 3530 Points
min: 5060     avg: 5955     median: 5416 (13%)     max: 7250 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 24370     avg: 28186     median: 27147 (22%)     max: 31370 Points
min: 30752     avg: 31840     median: 31238.5 (25%)     max: 34132 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 30487     avg: 32042     median: 31393 (25%)     max: 34896 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 24397     avg: 31189     median: 30959.5 (25%)     max: 38440 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2519     avg: 2668     median: 2635 (7%)     max: 2924 Points
min: 2957     avg: 4954     median: 4978 (13%)     max: 7033 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 3582     avg: 3794     median: 3735.5 (7%)     max: 4121 Points
min: 6380     avg: 8272     median: 8698.5 (16%)     max: 9457 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2012     avg: 2427     median: 2224 (9%)     max: 3044 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3445     avg: 3785     median: 3843.5 (38%)     max: 4009 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8907     avg: 10275     median: 10542 (11%)     max: 11107 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3247 Points (36%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
9117 Points (12%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5839     avg: 5857     median: 5857 (10%)     max: 5875 Points
10238 Points (18%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3086     avg: 3089     median: 3088.5 (40%)     max: 3091 Points
3003 Points (39%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
10881 Points (17%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3354 Points (50%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
7277 Points (39%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
5738 Points (40%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
12851 Points (25%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
10434 Points (21%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
10025 Points (26%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
2137 ms (2%)
min: 1285     avg: 1321     median: 1299 (2%)     max: 1405 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
97.3 ms (1%)
147.3 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
15205 Points (11%)
min: 23657     avg: 26597     median: 27490 (20%)     max: 28301 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 152     avg: 154     median: 154 (28%)     max: 156 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4650U → 100% n=29

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 3700U → 158% n=29

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