i7-10870H vs Ryzen 7 4800U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4800U
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 25 Watt
10.51
+15.9%
Core i7-10870H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.07

Ryzen 7 4800U outperforms Core i7-10870H by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking736842
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency39.7919.07
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)17 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H 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)
Threads1616
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H 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 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H. 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H 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 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-10870H.

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 4800U 10.51
+15.9%
i7-10870H 9.07

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 4800U 16687
+15.9%
i7-10870H 14403

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 4800U 1399
i7-10870H 1444
+3.2%

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 4800U 5666
i7-10870H 6087
+7.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 4800U 1411
i7-10870H 1659
+17.6%

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 7 4800U 183
i7-10870H 200
+9.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 4800U 6137
i7-10870H 7736
+26.1%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 4800U 340
+16.4%
i7-10870H 292

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 4800U 1157
i7-10870H 1283
+10.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 4800U 4436
i7-10870H 5296
+19.4%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 4800U 40117
i7-10870H 44976
+12.1%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 4800U 208
i7-10870H 225
+8.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.51 9.07
Recency 6 January 2020 17 September 2020
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800U has a 15.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.

i7-10870H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The Ryzen 7 4800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-10870H in performance tests.


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