i7-7820EQ vs Ryzen 5 4500U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Core i7-7820EQ by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-7820EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1025 | 1266 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 43.25 | 9.98 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $378 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 4500U 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 23 | 31 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 4500U 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-7820EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-7820EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-7820EQ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-7820EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz) | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-7820EQ.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.86 | 4.75 |
| Integrated graphics card | 6.04 | 3.11 |
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 3 January 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 4500U has a 44.4% higher aggregate performance score, 94.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
i7-7820EQ, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.
The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-7820EQ in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-7820EQ, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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