Core i7-8700B vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads
7.08
Core i7-8700B
2018
6 cores / 12 threads
7.74
+9.3%

Core i7-8700B outperforms Ryzen 5 4500U by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking903857
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data15.49
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i7
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years old)3 April 2018 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$303
Current price$527 $172 (0.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads612
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache11 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2154 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B 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
SocketFP6FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s42.671 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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 4500U 7.08
i7-8700B 7.74
+9.3%

Core i7-8700B outperforms Ryzen 5 4500U by 9% based on our aggregated 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 4500U 10948
i7-8700B 11975
+9.4%

Core i7-8700B outperforms Ryzen 5 4500U by 9% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.08 7.74
Integrated graphics card 6.23 3.08
Recency 6 January 2020 3 April 2018
Threads 6 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 4500U and Core i7-8700B. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Core i7-8700B is a desktop one.


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