i7-9700E vs Ryzen 7 4700U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
8.41
+5.8%
Core i7-9700E
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.95

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Core i7-9700E by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4700U and Core i7-9700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking907949
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency53.0611.57
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4700U and Core i7-9700E 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2180.3 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4700U and Core i7-9700E 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
SocketFP61151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Core i7-9700E. 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, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 4700U and Core i7-9700E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Core i7-9700E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Core i7-9700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Core i7-9700E.

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 7 4700U 8.41
+5.8%
i7-9700E 7.95

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 7 4700U 13356
+5.8%
i7-9700E 12623

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 7 4700U 1354
i7-9700E 1552
+14.6%

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 7 4700U 4914
i7-9700E 6034
+22.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.41 7.95
Integrated graphics card 7.47 3.09
Recency 6 January 2020 23 April 2019
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 4700U has a 5.8% higher aggregate performance score, 141.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 4700U and Core i7-9700E.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 4700U is a notebook processor while Core i7-9700E is a desktop one.


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