AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs Intel Core i7-7820EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600U and Intel Core i7-7820EQ 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Intel Core i7-7820EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.70 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 14 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2918 vs 2207
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15475 vs 7453

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2918 vs 2207
PassMark - CPU mark	15475 vs 7453

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7820EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2918

2207

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15475

7453

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Intel Core i7-7820EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2918	2207
PassMark - CPU mark	15475	7453
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		25.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		293.013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.71
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		17.154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		29.449

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Intel Core i7-7820EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Kaby Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	Q1'17
OPN Tray	100-000000287
Place in performance rating	574	571
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-7820EQ
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Execution Units	7
Graphics max frequency	1800 MHz
Number of pipelines	448
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 7	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x591B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
DVI
eDP
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)