AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs Intel Core i7-3615QE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3300U and Intel Core i7-3615QE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

Intel Core i7-3615QE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16.11 GB
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1837 vs 1802
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5673 vs 5601

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2019 vs April 2012
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16.11 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1837 vs 1802
PassMark - CPU mark	5673 vs 5601

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3615QE

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	8 vs 4
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3615QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

1802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5673

5601

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	Intel Core i7-3615QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1837	1802
PassMark - CPU mark	5673	5601

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	Intel Core i7-3615QE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	6 Jan 2019	April 2012
OPN Tray	YM3300C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1352	1389
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-3615QE
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.30 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16.11 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3/DDR3L 1067/1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1 GHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	35 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (BGA 1023)
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)