Intel Core i7-7820EQ vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
4.54

Core i7-7820EQ outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-7820EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12121145
Place by popularity52not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years old)3 January 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$378
Current price$672 no data

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-7820EQ 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus supportno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-7820EQ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-7820EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSXno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-7820EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-7820EQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-7820EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-7820EQ.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Ryzen 5 3500U 4.54
i7-7820EQ 4.85
+6.8%

Core i7-7820EQ outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 7% 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%

Ryzen 5 3500U 6967
i7-7820EQ 7453
+7%

Core i7-7820EQ outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 7% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 3500U 860
+15.3%
i7-7820EQ 746

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i7-7820EQ by 15% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 3500U 2452
+27.6%
i7-7820EQ 1922

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i7-7820EQ by 28% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.54 4.85
Integrated graphics card 4.48 3.09
Recency 6 January 2019 3 January 2017
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-7820EQ. The differences in performance seem too small.


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