Core Ultra 7 164U vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	464	750
Place by popularity	97	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	37.72	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Meteor Lake-U
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$207 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	14
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	19,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA2551
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.8 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	-	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12.2
OpenGL	-	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Core Ultra 7 164U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12
PCI support	no data	4.0 and 3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 7 3700X outperforms Core Ultra 7 164U by 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.59	9.58
Recency	7 July 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	14
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	9 Watt

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