AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Intel Core i7-4700EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 5500U

Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.0 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: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2439 vs 1765
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13009 vs 5417

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs May 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439 vs 1765
PassMark - CPU mark	13009 vs 5417

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4700EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2439

1765

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13009

5417

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439	1765
PassMark - CPU mark	13009	5417
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3771
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 5500U	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	May 2013
OPN Tray	100-000000375
Place in performance rating	1144	1200
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-4700EQ
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	12	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1800 MHz	400 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 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
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)