Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs i7-4930MX

Place in the ranking	1410	1311
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	6.64	28.27
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date	29 April 2013 (11 years ago)	8 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,096	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4930MX and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	22
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	177 mm²	209.78 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4950 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4930MX and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCPGA946	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	57 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4930MX and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4930MX and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4930MX and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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 i7-4930MX and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4600	AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4930MX and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
VGA	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4930MX and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U.

PCIe version	3	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

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.

i7-4930MX 4.15

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 4.65
+12%

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.

i7-4930MX 6348

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 7112
+12%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-4930MX 1248
+50.5%

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 829

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-4930MX 3635
+48.4%

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 2449

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.15	4.65
Integrated graphics card	1.84	4.23
Recency	29 April 2013	8 January 2018
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	57 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U has a 12% higher aggregate performance score, 129.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4930MX in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4930MX and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.