AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i7-4700EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
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
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1984 vs 1765
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5682 vs 5417

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Sep 2020 vs May 2013
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984 vs 1765
PassMark - CPU mark	5682 vs 5417

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4700EQ

2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4700EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

1765

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

5417

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	1765
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	5417
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3417
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.02
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.937
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1086
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4319
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1086
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4319

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Haswell
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	May 2013
OPN Tray	YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1253	1200
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-4700EQ
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1 GHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics base frequency		400 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
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key 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)