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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

► remove from comparison AMD R7 4700U

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 9 3900X

► remove from comparison AMD R9 3900X

Der AMD Ryzen 9 3900X ist ein Desktop-Prozessor der Matisse Serie mit 12-Kernen und Hyperthreading (SMT), weshalb dieser 24 Threads gleichzeitig verarbeiten kann. Mit dem Launch am 07.07.2019 ist der Ryzen 9 3900X der schnellste Ryzen 9 Prozessor und mit 105 Watt TDP spezifiziert. Bis zur endgültigen Verfügbarkeit des Ryzen 9 3950X bleibt der Ryzen 9 3900X allerdings das Topmodell, denn der Ryzen 9 3950X soll erst im September 2019 folgen und insgesamt 16 Kerne bieten. 

Der Ryzen 9 3900X taktet mit 3,8 GHz Basistakt und kann per Turbo auf bis zu 4,6 GHz takten. Bei Last aller 12 Kerne erreicht der Ryzen 9 3900X maximal 4,3 GHz. Dank des Precision Boost 2 kann der Takt auf einem höheren Level gehalten werden, wie wir es schon von Zen+ her kennen.

Die Leistung des AMD Ryzen 9 3900X ist durchweg bei allen Anwendungen hervorragend. Vor allem bei Multi-Thread-Anwendungen kann hier der native 12-Kerner seine Stärken ausspielen und kann es sogar mit einem AMD Threadripper 1950X aufnehmen.

Die vier CCX-Cluster bestehend aus jeweils 4 CPU-Kernen, von denen jeweils drei aktiv sind befinden sich in zwei CCD-Packages (je 3 Kerne mit eigenem 16 MByte L3 Cache). Ein CCD-Package ist genau 74 mm² groß und wird im neuen 7 nm Verfahren bei TSMC gefertigt. Bei den beiden Ryzen-9-Prozessoren befinden sich zwei dieser CCD-Einheiten unter dem Heatspreader. Der I/O-Die ist separiert und kommt im mit der älteren 12 nm Strukturbreite daher, welcher weiterhin von Gobalfoundries gefertigt. 

Bei Spielen kann der AMD Ryzen 9 3900X dank der verbesserten IPC überzeugen. Schlussendlich kommt es jedoch immer auf die Unterstützung der Spiele an. Wer nur Spielen möchte, ist gut beraten sich den AMD Ryzen 7 3700X genauer anzuschauen. Wer jedoch gleichzeitig Streamen oder Videos bearbeiten möchte, für diejenigen ist der Ryzen 9 3900X die bessere Wahl. 

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 4700UAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CodenameRenoir-U (Zen 2)Matisse (Zen 2)
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
Series: Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) Matisse (Zen 2)
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U compare2 - 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 9 3950X compare3.5 - 4.7 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X « 3.8 - 4.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 compare3.1 - 4.3 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT compare3.9 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X compare3.6 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X compare3.8 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 compare3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Clock2000 - 4100 MHz3800 - 4600 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB768 KB
L2 Cache4 MB6 MB
L3 Cache8 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 812 / 24
TDP15 Watt105 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm
max. Temp.105 °C95 °C
SocketFP6AM4 (LGA1331)
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, SMEDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 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
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
$499 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 4700U
29.3 pt (49%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 3900X
34.8 pt (58%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
68 Points (1%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 6208     avg: 7102     median: 7378 (7%)     max: 7719 Points
19000 Points (18%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1217     avg: 1221     median: 1220.5 (51%)     max: 1224 Points
1370 Points (58%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 448     avg: 466.7     median: 466 (51%)     max: 478 Points
min: 504     avg: 512     median: 514 (56%)     max: 519 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2401     avg: 2698     median: 2647 (6%)     max: 3095 Points
min: 6882     avg: 6952     median: 6910 (17%)     max: 7065 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 801     avg: 1091     median: 1094.5 (7%)     max: 1253 Points
min: 3018     avg: 3057     median: 3049 (19%)     max: 3104 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 176     avg: 180.3     median: 180 (50%)     max: 185 Points
min: 202.9     avg: 206.3     median: 207 (57%)     max: 209 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
12.6 Points (16%)
min: 33.44     avg: 33.9     median: 33.9 (44%)     max: 34.31 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.1 Points (50%)
min: 2.35     avg: 2.4     median: 2.4 (56%)     max: 2.36 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5475     avg: 5524     median: 5524 (33%)     max: 5573 Points
min: 5992     avg: 6019     median: 6018.5 (36%)     max: 6045 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 23834     avg: 24771     median: 24770.5 (18%)     max: 25707 Points
min: 45047     avg: 45539     median: 45539 (33%)     max: 46031 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
45303 Points (29%)
min: 76051     avg: 76666     median: 76666 (49%)     max: 77281 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9491 Points (12%)
min: 10352     avg: 10418     median: 10417.5 (13%)     max: 10483 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
265.7 s (3%)
min: 57.5     avg: 64.9     median: 64.9 (1%)     max: 72.2 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.9 s (2%)
min: 2.564     avg: 2.7     median: 2.7 (1%)     max: 2.811 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 3888     avg: 3963     median: 3963 (6%)     max: 4038 Points
min: 7529     avg: 7534     median: 7534 (12%)     max: 7539 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 26652     avg: 30273     median: 30954 (18%)     max: 33890 MIPS
min: 76732     avg: 79929     median: 80935 (46%)     max: 82119 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4208     avg: 4361     median: 4361.5 (51%)     max: 4470 MIPS
min: 5185     avg: 5345     median: 5316 (63%)     max: 5533 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
57.4 fps (1%)
147 fps (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
191.3 fps (5%)
267.5 fps (7%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 6.79     avg: 8.4     median: 8.4 (15%)     max: 10.1 fps
min: 20.6     avg: 20.8     median: 20.8 (36%)     max: 20.9 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.571     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (19%)     max: 0.708 GB/s
1.7 GB/s (50%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.929     avg: 1     median: 1 (17%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
2.9 GB/s (50%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 5     avg: 5.3     median: 5.3 (14%)     max: 5.5 GB/s
min: 10.6     avg: 10.8     median: 10.8 (28%)     max: 10.9 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
min: 161.7     avg: 163.6     median: 162.3 (1%)     max: 166.8 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.598     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.651 sec
min: 0.534     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.542 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 8497     avg: 8629     median: 8629 (18%)     max: 8761 Points
min: 14310     avg: 14803     median: 14889 (32%)     max: 14948 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
10 s (2%)
9.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
23.4 s (1%)
19.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
599 s (3%)
511 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
34583 Points (27%)
min: 67309     avg: 68033     median: 68132 (52%)     max: 68694 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 9347     avg: 10076     median: 9601.5 (24%)     max: 11537 Points
min: 18030     avg: 18763     median: 18932 (47%)     max: 19423 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 58167     avg: 61666     median: 61529.5 (50%)     max: 65439 Points
min: 73712     avg: 75420     median: 75582 (61%)     max: 76230 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 58593     avg: 62251     median: 64060 (52%)     max: 65582 Points
min: 74027     avg: 75640     median: 75774.5 (61%)     max: 76405 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 64456     avg: 68216     median: 67931 (55%)     max: 70845 Points
min: 75265     avg: 76737     median: 76898 (62%)     max: 78314 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 7698     avg: 9402     median: 9475 (24%)     max: 10860 Points
min: 16219     avg: 17989     median: 18192.5 (46%)     max: 18441 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10953     avg: 13815     median: 14100 (25%)     max: 15386 Points
min: 27809     avg: 28863     median: 28975 (52%)     max: 29484 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3420     avg: 4699     median: 4722 (20%)     max: 5345 Points
min: 0     avg: 11332     median: 11923 (50%)     max: 12484 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
1765 Points (43%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
10929 Points (42%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
1454 Points (46%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
5311 Points (22%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1101     avg: 1134     median: 1131 (43%)     max: 1168 Points
min: 1223     avg: 1250     median: 1250 (47%)     max: 1275 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4792     avg: 5630     median: 5656 (10%)     max: 6502 Points
min: 6372     avg: 9556     median: 10498 (19%)     max: 10854 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1125     avg: 1140     median: 1128 (5%)     max: 1167 Points
min: 1247     avg: 1262     median: 1247 (5%)     max: 1293 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4884     avg: 5220     median: 5018 (16%)     max: 5757 Points
min: 11135     avg: 11252     median: 11135 (35%)     max: 11485 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4560     avg: 4792     median: 4841 (48%)     max: 4974 Points
min: 5575     avg: 5712     median: 5680 (57%)     max: 5880 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 19566     avg: 21030     median: 21001 (21%)     max: 22524 Points
min: 42241     avg: 43190     median: 43350 (42%)     max: 43978 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4751 Points (52%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
19818 Points (26%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
20656 Points (37%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
4351 Points (57%)
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 (47%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6857 Points (47%)
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
727 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 (32%)     max: 51878 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 192     avg: 205.6     median: 203 (36%)     max: 224 Points
225 Points (40%)
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
min: 193.6     avg: 202.1     median: 202.1 (35%)     max: 210.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 36.5     avg: 37.5     median: 37 (7%)     max: 39.1 Watt
min: 214.6     avg: 221.9     median: 221.9 (40%)     max: 229.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
5 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 26.9     avg: 29.6     median: 28 (21%)     max: 34 Points per Watt
min: 13.3     avg: 13.9     median: 13.9 (10%)     max: 14.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 4700U → 100% n=45

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 3900X → 184% n=45

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