Ryzen 7 4700U vs Ryzen 5 5560U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.55
+13.6%
Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 25 Watt
8.41

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 4700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking793896
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRyzen 5AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency60.2531.84
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date1 December 2021 (2 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 4700U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache384 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size180 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 4700U 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
SocketFP6FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 4700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 4700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 4700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon GraphicsAMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 4700U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes8no data

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 5560U 9.55
+13.6%
Ryzen 7 4700U 8.41

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.

Ryzen 5 5560U 15172
+13.5%
Ryzen 7 4700U 13363

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.

Ryzen 5 5560U 1671
+23.2%
Ryzen 7 4700U 1356

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.

Ryzen 5 5560U 6325
+28.6%
Ryzen 7 4700U 4920

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 5560U 1280
+16.9%
Ryzen 7 4700U 1095

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.

Ryzen 5 5560U 202
+12.2%
Ryzen 7 4700U 180

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5560U 5955
+5.3%
Ryzen 7 4700U 5656

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 5560U 392
Ryzen 7 4700U 478
+21.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 5560U 1318
+16.5%
Ryzen 7 4700U 1131

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 5560U 4740
+8.7%
Ryzen 7 4700U 4362

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 5560U 38281
+23.7%
Ryzen 7 4700U 30954

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 5560U 250
+23.2%
Ryzen 7 4700U 203

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.55 8.41
Integrated graphics card 1.98 7.46
Recency 1 December 2021 6 January 2020
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 5560U has a 13.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more threads, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 4700U, on the other hand, has 276.8% faster integrated GPU, and 33.3% more physical cores.

The Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4700U in performance tests.


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