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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs AMD Ryzen 7 4980U

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

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The AMD Ryzen 7 4700U is a processor for thin and light laptops based on the Renoir architecture. The 4700U integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 2 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.1 GHz (Turbo). There is no support for the thread-doubling SMT tech. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and partly thanks to it AMD advertises a 2x improved performance per Watt for the Renoir chips. Compared to the faster R7 4800U, the 4700U offers slightly lower clock speeds and no support for SMT / Hyperthreading.

In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics card with 7 CUs and up to 1600 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 8 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip. See our hub page on the Renoir Processors for more information.

Performance

The average 4700U in our database proves to be a rather competent little processor. It trades blows with the much more power-hungry Intel Core i7-10750H, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While it fails to get far enough away from the more affordable Ryzen 5 4600U, this Ryzen 7 is still a good CPU for most tasks.

Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is and how high the CPU power limits are.

Power consumption

The Ryzen 7 4700U is a 15 W chip. However, laptop makers are allowed to change that value to anything between 10 W and 25 W, with clock speeds and long-term performance changing accordingly as a result. By going for the lowest value, it is possible to build a passively cooled system around the APU.

The fairly modern 7 nm TSMC process this Ryzen is manufactured on makes for above average, as of mid 2022, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 7 4980U

► remove from comparison AMD R7 4980U

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is a Renoir family processor designed for certain Microsoft Surface systems. 4980U has eight Zen 2 cores clocked at 2.0 GHz (base clock speed) to 4.4 GHz (Boost) with thread-doubling SMT tech enabled for a total of 16 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and partly thanks to that AMD promises a 2x improvement in performance-per-Watt over Ryzen 3000 series mobile CPUs.

Architecture

The Zen 2 microarchitecture has brought a sizeable per-thread performance boost compared to the outgoing Zen+ parts. Renoir product family is also the first to introduce 8-core ULV processors to laptop market, keeping power consumption within reasonable limits. This AMD processor family is very impressive from most perspectives. One of the disatvantages to keep in mind is the lack of PCI-Express 4 support, meaning these blazing-fast NVMe SSDs will be limited to 3.9 GB/s tops.

Ryzen 7 4980U is designed to work with quad-channel LPDDR4 memory at up to 4,267 MHz. 8 MB of Level 3 are present in this chip. The Ryzen 7 gets soldered straight to the motherboard (FP6 socket) and is thus not user-replaceable. Please go to our Renoir hub page for more information on the product family.

Performance

The 4980U is the fastest U-class Ryzen 4000 series chip. As such, its clock speeds are 200 MHz higher (both the base one and Boost one) than what the Ryzen 7 4800U has.

It is thus hardly surprising that the average 4980U in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 7 5800U and also the Core i7-1260P, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

Graphics

In addition to its eight CPU cores, the Ryzen 7 also features the Radeon RX Vega 8 graphics adapter with 8 CUs (= 512 shaders) at up to 1,950 MHz. This iGPU is compatible with FreeSync and DirectX 12 and is able to HW-decode AVC, HEVC, VP9-encoded videos (no AV1 support here). Vega 8 is capable of outputting UHD 2160p60 video signal to several monitors and, similar to Intel's Iris Xe (80 EUs), is good enough for a bit of light gaming on the go, provided one is content with sub-1080p resolutions and low/medium quailty presets.

Power consumption

The APU has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 15 W; much like it is with other U-class Ryzen 4000 chips, AMD is fine with laptop makers (Microsoft, in this case) changing that value to anything between 10 W and 25 W.

The 7 nm TSMC process this Ryzen 7 is built with makes for above average, as of mid 2022, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 4700UAMD Ryzen 7 4980U
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
CodenameRenoir-U (Zen 2)Renoir-U (Zen 2)
Series: Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) Renoir-U (Zen 2)
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U compare1.8 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U « 2 - 4.1 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U compare2.2 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U compare2.1 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U compare2.3 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U compare2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U « 2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U compare1.8 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U2 - 4.1 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U compare2.2 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U compare2.1 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U compare2.3 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U compare2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock2000 - 4100 MHz2000 - 4400 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cache8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 16
TDP15 Watt15 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
SocketFP6FP6
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMELPDDR4-4266 RAM, 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
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1950 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 4700U
31.8 pt (44%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 4980U
33.6 pt (47%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
68 Points (1%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 6208     avg: 7102     median: 7378 (7%)     max: 7719 Points
9164 Points (9%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1217     avg: 1221     median: 1220.5 (52%)     max: 1224 Points
1260 Points (54%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 448     avg: 466.7     median: 466 (52%)     max: 478 Points
492 Points (55%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2401     avg: 2698     median: 2647 (6%)     max: 3095 Points
3453 Points (8%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 801     avg: 1091     median: 1094.5 (7%)     max: 1253 Points
1658 Points (10%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 176     avg: 180.3     median: 180 (54%)     max: 185 Points
182 Points (55%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
12.6 Points (16%)
18.9 Points (25%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.1 Points (52%)
2.2 Points (53%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5475     avg: 5524     median: 5524 (33%)     max: 5573 Points
5715 Points (35%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 23834     avg: 24771     median: 24770.5 (18%)     max: 25707 Points
35106 Points (25%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
45303 Points (31%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9491 Points (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
265.7 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.9 s (2%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
236.1 s (1%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
7.4 s (4%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 3888     avg: 3963     median: 3963 (6%)     max: 4038 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 26652     avg: 30273     median: 30954 (18%)     max: 33890 MIPS
42368 MIPS (24%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4208     avg: 4361     median: 4361.5 (52%)     max: 4470 MIPS
4320 MIPS (52%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
57.4 fps (20%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
191.3 fps (44%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 6.79     avg: 8.4     median: 8.4 (15%)     max: 10.1 fps
9.8 fps (17%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.571     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (0%)     max: 0.708 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.929     avg: 1     median: 1 (17%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 5     avg: 5.3     median: 5.3 (14%)     max: 5.5 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
858 Seconds (11%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 407     avg: 479.6     median: 477.5 (3%)     max: 537 Seconds
342 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.598     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.651 sec
0.6 sec (14%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 8497     avg: 8629     median: 8629 (18%)     max: 8761 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
10 s (2%)
9.6 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
23.4 s (1%)
24.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
599 s (3%)
758 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
34583 Points (30%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 9347     avg: 10076     median: 9601.5 (26%)     max: 11537 Points
11759 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 58167     avg: 61666     median: 61529.5 (50%)     max: 65439 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 58593     avg: 62251     median: 64060 (52%)     max: 65582 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 64456     avg: 68216     median: 67931 (57%)     max: 70845 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 7698     avg: 9402     median: 9475 (24%)     max: 10860 Points
10152 Points (26%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10953     avg: 13815     median: 14100 (25%)     max: 15386 Points
18654 Points (33%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3420     avg: 4699     median: 4722 (20%)     max: 5345 Points
5917 Points (25%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1101     avg: 1134     median: 1131 (48%)     max: 1168 Points
1133 Points (48%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4792     avg: 5630     median: 5656 (10%)     max: 6502 Points
7156 Points (13%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1125     avg: 1140     median: 1128 (5%)     max: 1167 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4884     avg: 5220     median: 5018 (16%)     max: 5757 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4560     avg: 4792     median: 4841 (48%)     max: 4974 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 19566     avg: 21030     median: 21001 (23%)     max: 22524 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4751 Points (65%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
19818 Points (48%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
20656 Points (37%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
4351 Points (85%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
21923 Points (34%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4611 Points (69%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
8930 Points (72%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6857 Points (62%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
21332 Points (42%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
20116 Points (40%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
16771 Points (44%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 805     avg: 838     median: 825 (1%)     max: 954 ms
811 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
90.4 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 34607     avg: 43312     median: 43380.5 (39%)     max: 51878 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 192     avg: 205.6     median: 203 (42%)     max: 224 Points
210 Points (44%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
926 Points (35%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 26.5     avg: 35.3     median: 28 (5%)     max: 51.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 36.5     avg: 37.5     median: 37 (7%)     max: 39.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
5 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 26.9     avg: 29.6     median: 28 (21%)     max: 34 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 4700U → 100% n=26

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 4980U → 115% n=26

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