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The 7 nm AMD Ryzen 7 5700U is absolutely insane with raw performance rivaling the Core i7-10875H

The 7 nm AMD Ryzen 7 5700U is absolutely insane with raw performance rivaling the Core i7-10875H (Image source: AMD)
The 7 nm AMD Ryzen 7 5700U is absolutely insane with raw performance rivaling the Core i7-10875H (Image source: AMD)
AMD's bet on higher core counts is paying off when it comes to pure multi-thread performance. Nonetheless, Intel still has the upper hand when it comes to AI integration, single-thread performance, and native Thunderbolt support.
AMD GPU Laptop Ryzen (Zen) Tiger Lake Review Snippet

Laptops sporting the AMD Ryzen 5000U CPU series are now starting to land on store shelves to replace last year's Ryzen 4000U series. One of these first laptops is the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 which comes with the octa-core Ryzen 7 5700U. Unlike the higher-end Ryzen 7 5800U, the 5700U is still based on the older Zen 2 architecture instead of the newer Zen 3. Even so, its raw performance is substantially ahead of every Intel ULV CPU in the market today to the point where it can stand toe-to-toe with newer Core H-series CPUs.

Our bar graphs below compare our first Ryzen 7 5700U test sample, the IdeaPad Flex 5 14, to the average performances of popular Intel CPUs like the 11th gen Tiger Lake Core i7-1165G7, Core i7-10875H, and even the Core i9-10885H in common CPU-heavy benchmarks. Raw multi-thread performance is almost 2x that of the Core i7-1165G7 which is to be expected given that the Ryzen CPU has exactly double the core count and thread count. Performance is so far ahead of Intel's premier Core i7 ULV CPU that scores are able to rival the CPUs in pricey gaming laptops like the Razer Blade 15.

Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
3877 Points
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (1986 - 4176, n=32)
3455 Points -11%
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (2798 - 3762, n=3)
3400 Points -12%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (2953 - 3712, n=7)
3271 Points -16%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (1749 - 3325, n=43)
2848 Points -27%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (1060 - 2657, n=81)
1967 Points -49%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (442 - 589, n=81)
552 Points +12%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
492 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (460 - 513, n=3)
487 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (430 - 524, n=32)
486 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (431 - 504, n=43)
473 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (441 - 474, n=7)
459 Points -7%
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
10139 (8794.52min - 10139.3max) Points
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (8802 - 10074, n=2)
9438 Points -7%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (8504 - 8758, n=3)
8670 Points -14%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (5135 - 9809, n=6)
8108 Points -20%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (4807 - 8585, n=16)
7129 Points -30%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (2525 - 6862, n=64)
5110 Points -50%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (1110 - 1539, n=59)
1425 Points +13%
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (1284 - 1295, n=2)
1290 Points +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1263 Points
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (1100 - 1270, n=6)
1222 Points -3%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (1136 - 1271, n=16)
1218 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (1140 - 1208, n=2)
1174 Points -7%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (1003 - 1833, n=38)
1554 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (1317 - 1721, n=11)
1506 Points +2%
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (1264 - 1726, n=3)
1502 Points +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1478 (1460.71min - 1478.25max) Points
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (804 - 1418, n=50)
1263 Points -15%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (553 - 1027, n=86)
846 Points -43%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (115 - 230, n=78)
212 Points +12%
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (197 - 212, n=3)
207 Points +10%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (190 - 220, n=37)
204 Points +8%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (184 - 213, n=45)
196.7 Points +4%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (181 - 198, n=11)
190.1 Points +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
189 Points
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (468 - 1138, n=80)
618 Seconds * -93%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (322 - 587, n=43)
389 Seconds * -21%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (293 - 384, n=4)
337 Seconds * -5%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (259 - 535, n=30)
327 Seconds * -2%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
321 Seconds *
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (283 - 348, n=3)
311 Seconds * +3%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (5397 - 5668, n=3)
5551 MIPS +22%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (5071 - 5780, n=31)
5360 MIPS +18%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (4478 - 5507, n=80)
5182 MIPS +14%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (4504 - 5470, n=43)
5114 MIPS +12%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (4837 - 5068, n=3)
4943 MIPS +8%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
4557 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (29844 - 49562, n=31)
43117 MIPS +4%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (39455 - 46591, n=3)
42728 MIPS +3%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
41347 MIPS
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (36740 - 42993, n=3)
40519 MIPS -2%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (26040 - 37345, n=43)
33946 MIPS -18%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (15347 - 27405, n=80)
22935 MIPS -45%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (1302 - 1595, n=77)
1524 Points +28%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (1233 - 1371, n=29)
1304 Points +10%
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (1216 - 1376, n=3)
1303 Points +10%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (1114 - 1333, n=43)
1263 Points +6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1186 Points
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (1115 - 1237, n=2)
1176 Points -1%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (5715 - 8620, n=29)
7734 Points +17%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (7109 - 7353, n=2)
7231 Points +9%
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (6529 - 7693, n=3)
7045 Points +6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
6630 Points
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (4443 - 6674, n=43)
6135 Points -7%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (3078 - 5926, n=77)
5155 Points -22%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (7.27 - 14.1, n=27)
11.7 fps +14%
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (10.6 - 12.5, n=3)
11.5 fps +12%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (10.6 - 11.9, n=3)
11.2 fps +9%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
10.3 fps
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (5.54 - 11.6, n=43)
9.61 fps -7%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (1.39 - 8.47, n=80)
6.3 fps -39%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
58.8 s *
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (45.9 - 59.6, n=3)
53.4 s * +9%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (43.1 - 99.2, n=43)
53.3 s * +9%
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (30.2 - 84.3, n=30)
50.3 s * +14%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (21.5 - 88.1, n=78)
49.2 s * +16%
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (16.5 - 58.9, n=3)
41.7 s * +29%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Average Intel Core i9-9880H
  (0.621 - 0.69, n=3)
0.657 sec * -12%
Average Intel Core i7-10750H
  (0.578 - 0.708, n=42)
0.611 sec * -4%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7
  (0.552 - 1.002, n=80)
0.594 sec * -1%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
0.586 sec *
Average Intel Core i7-10875H
  (0.546 - 0.662, n=29)
0.582 sec * +1%
Average Intel Core i9-10885H
  (0.564 - 0.572, n=3)
0.569 sec * +3%

* ... smaller is better

We were expecting the AMD CPU in the Lenovo system to throttle heavily over time, but that does not appear to be the case. Running CineBench R15 xT in a loop shows no steep drops in scores as shown by the graph below for a consistently high level of performance.

It's still not a homerun for AMD despite the impressive raw multi-thread performance. Single-thread performance continues to be behind the average Core i7-1165G7 by about 10 to 15 percent while hardware-based AI acceleration is still not yet a focal point for the red chipmaker. An integrated Thunderbolt controller also continues to be absent which means most Ryzen U-series laptops will lack Thunderbolt support in contrast to most Ice Lake or Tiger Lake alternatives. We suspect that Intel will likely continue to expand its set of integrated auxiliary features to further distinguish its CPUs from AMD in the foreseeable future.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14ALC05 82HU002YUS AMD Ryzen 7 5700U; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1468 (1460.71-1478.25)
HP ZBook Studio G7 Intel Core i9-10885H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1601 (1574.8-1726.44)
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH Intel Core i7-10870H; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø1671 (1653.3-1715.27)

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Allen Ngo, 2021-05- 6 (Update: 2021-05- 4)