AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs Intel Core i7-3720QM

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Combined performance score

i7-3720QM
3.71

Ryzen 3 3300U outperforms Core i7-3720QM by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13741361
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Picasso (2019−2020)
Release date29 April 2012 (11 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data
Current price$454 (1.2x MSRP)$634

Technical specs

Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size160 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1224,FCPGA988FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4000AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-3720QM 3.71
Ryzen 3 3300U 3.74
+0.8%

Ryzen 3 3300U outperforms Core i7-3720QM by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-3720QM 5694
Ryzen 3 3300U 5748
+0.9%

Ryzen 3 3300U outperforms Core i7-3720QM by 1% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-3720QM 4821
+12.6%
Ryzen 3 3300U 4280

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 13% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-3720QM 18879
+52.8%
Ryzen 3 3300U 12357

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 53% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-3720QM 6642
+53.3%
Ryzen 3 3300U 4332

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 53% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-3720QM 7.85
+52.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 11.94

Ryzen 3 3300U outperforms Core i7-3720QM by 52% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-3720QM 610
+29.5%
Ryzen 3 3300U 471

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 30% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-3720QM 126
Ryzen 3 3300U 134
+6.3%

Ryzen 3 3300U outperforms Core i7-3720QM by 6% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-3720QM 3.3
+22.2%
Ryzen 3 3300U 2.7

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 22% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-3720QM 4365
+82%
Ryzen 3 3300U 2398

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 82% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-3720QM 147
+11.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 132

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 11% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-3720QM 37
+41.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 26

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 41% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-3720QM 3898
+12.4%
Ryzen 3 3300U 3469

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 12% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-3720QM 14452
+42.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 10170

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 42% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-3720QM 10848
+14.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 9508

Core i7-3720QM outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 14% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.71 3.74
Integrated graphics card 1.17 3.03
Recency 29 April 2012 6 January 2019
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i7-3720QM and Ryzen 3 3300U. The differences in performance seem too small.


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