Xeon X3470 vs Ryzen 7 4700U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Xeon X3470 by a whopping 310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 4700U and Xeon X3470 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 828 | 1798 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.74 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 July 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Current price | $521 | $130 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 4700U and Xeon X3470 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 4700U and Xeon X3470 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 |
| Socket | FP6 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Xeon X3470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR4-3200/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, SME | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 4700U and Xeon X3470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Xeon X3470 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 4700U and Xeon X3470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | 21 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Xeon X3470.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Xeon X3470 by 310% based on our aggregate 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 7 4700U outperforms Xeon X3470 by 310% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.66 | 2.11 |
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 1 July 2009 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
The Ryzen 7 4700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3470 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 4700U is a notebook processor while Xeon X3470 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 4700U and Xeon X3470, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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