AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs. Intel Core i7-8550U
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
The AMD Ryzen 7 3700U operates with 4 cores and 8 CPU threads. It run at 4.00 GHz base 3.50 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 15 W.The processor is attached to the FP5 CPU socket. This version includes 4.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2400 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 12 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 105 °C degrees C. In particular, Picasso (Zen+) Architecture is enhanced with 12 nm technology and supports AMD-V, SVM. The product was launched on Q1/2019
Intel Core i7-8550U
The Intel Core i7-8550U operates with 4 cores and 8 CPU threads. It run at 4.00 GHz base 2.40 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 15 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1356 CPU socket. This version includes 8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 12 lanes. Tjunction keeps below — degrees C. In particular, Kaby Lake U Refresh Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q3/2017
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
Intel Core i7-8550U
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| 2.30 GHz | Frequency | 1.80 GHz |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4.00 GHz | Turbo (1 Core) | 4.00 GHz |
| 3.50 GHz | Turbo (All Cores) | 2.40 GHz |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking | No |
| normal | Core Architecture | normal |
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AMD Radeon Vega 10 Graphics |
GPU |
Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| No turbo | GPU (Turbo) | 1.15 GHz |
| 12 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| No turbo | GPU (Turbo) | 1.15 GHz |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
| 3 | Max. displays | 3 |
| DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM |
| 2 | Memory channels | 2 |
| Max memory | ||
| Yes | ECC | No |
| — | L2 Cache | — |
4. 00 MB |
L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 12 | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| 12 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| FP5 | Socket | BGA 1356 |
| 15 W | TDP | 15 W |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Q1/2019 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms.
The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.
5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
iGPU — FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D.
The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)
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Electric Usage Estimate
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Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)
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| 15 W | Max TDP | 15 W |
| NA | Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per day | NA |
| NA | Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per year | NA |
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Intel Core i7-8550U vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
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Intel Core i7-8550U vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Comparison of the technical characteristics between the processors, with the Intel Core i7-8550U on one side and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U on the other side.
The first is dedicated to the laptop sector, It has 4 cores, 8 threads, a maximum frequency of 4,0GHz. The second is used on the notebook segment, it has a total of 8 cores, 16 threads, its turbo frequency is set to 4,7 GHz. The following table also compares the lithography, the number of transistors (if indicated), the amount of cache memory, the maximum RAM memory capacity, the type of memory accepted, the release date, the maximum number of PCIe lanes, the values obtained in Geekbench 4 and Cinebench R15.
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Specifications:
| Processor | Intel Core i7-8550U | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U | ||||||
| Market (main) | Laptop | Notebook | ||||||
| ISA | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) | ||||||
| Microarchitecture | Kaby Lake | Zen 3+ | ||||||
| Core name | Kaby Lake Refresh | Rembrandt | ||||||
| Family | Core i7-8000 | Ryzen 7 PRO 6000 | ||||||
| Part number(s), S-Spec | FJ8067703281816, SR3LC |
100-000000538, 100-000000550 | ||||||
| Release date | Q3 2017 | Q2 2022 | ||||||
| Lithography | 14 nm+ | 6 nm FinFET | ||||||
| Cores | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| Threads | 8 | 16 | ||||||
| Base frequency | 1,8 GHz | 2,7 GHz | ||||||
| Turbo frequency | 4,0 GHz | 4,7 GHz | ||||||
| Cache memory | 8 MB | 16 MB | ||||||
| Max memory capacity | 32 GB | 64 GB | ||||||
| Memory types | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 |
DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-6400 | ||||||
| Max # of memory channels | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Max memory bandwidth | 37,5 GB/s | 68,27 GB/s | ||||||
| Max PCIe lanes | 12 | 20 | ||||||
| TDP | 15 W | 15 W | ||||||
| GPU integrated graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Kaby Lake) | AMD Radeon 680M | ||||||
| GPU cores | — | 12 | ||||||
| GPU execution units | 24 | — | ||||||
| GPU shading units | 192 | 768 | ||||||
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 2. 000 MHz |
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| GPU boost clock | 1150 MHz | 2200 MHz | ||||||
| GPU FP32 floating point | 441,6 GFLOPS | 3.686 GFLOPS | ||||||
| Socket | BGA1356 | BGA-1140, FP7 | ||||||
| Maximum temperature | 100°C | 95°C | ||||||
| Crypto engine | AES New Instructions, Secure Key |
Advanced Encryption Standard instructions, Secure Memory Encryption |
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| Security | Software Guard Extensions, Execute Disable Bit, OS Guard |
Enhanced Virus Protection, Supervisor Mode Access Prevention, Secure Mode Execution Protection |
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| Max display resolution | 4096 x 2304@60Hz | 3840×2160 @ 60Hz | ||||||
| PassMark single thread | 2. 057 |
3.430 | ||||||
| PassMark CPU Mark | 5.918 | 24.361 | ||||||
| (Windows) Geekbench 5 single core |
1.026 | 1.422 | ||||||
| (Windows) Geekbench 5 multi-core |
2.995 | 7.242 | ||||||
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The processor AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has a larger number of cores, the turbo frequency of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is bigger, that their respective TDP are of the same order. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U was started more recently.
Performances :
Performance comparison between the two processors, for this we consider the results generated on benchmark software such as Geekbench 4.
| PassMark — CPU Mark & single thread | |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U |
3.430 24.361 |
| Intel Core i7-8550U |
2.057 5.918 |
In single core, the difference is 67%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 312%.
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average of the performances got with these processors, you may get different results.
PassMark is a benchmarking software that performs several performance tests including prime numbers, integers, floating point, compression, physics, extended instructions, encoding, sorting. The higher the score is, the higher is the device capacity.
On Windows:
| Geekbench 5 — Multi-core & single core score — Windows | |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U |
1.422 7.242 |
| Intel Core i7-8550U |
1.026 2.995 |
In single core, the difference is 39%. In multi-core, the difference in terms of gap is 142%.
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