Ryzen 7 4700G vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.00
+57.6%
Ryzen 7 4700G
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
12.69

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Ryzen 7 4700G by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 4700G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking284611
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency29.1218.48
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 4700G 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 speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography4 nm7 nm
Die size178 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 4700G 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
SocketAM5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 4700G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 4700G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 4700G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon Vega 8

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 4700G.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes20no 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 7 8700G 20.00
+57.6%
Ryzen 7 4700G 12.69

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 8700G 31772
+57.7%
Ryzen 7 4700G 20150

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.00 12.69
Integrated graphics card 18.32 4.51
Recency 8 January 2024 21 July 2020
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 57.6% higher aggregate performance score, 306.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4700G in performance tests.


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