AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs AMD A8-5545M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700U and AMD A8-5545M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

AMD A8-5545M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 48% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 19 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1967 vs 841
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7129 vs 1600
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 729 vs 286
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2651 vs 778

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 19 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1967 vs 841
PassMark - CPU mark	7129 vs 1600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	729 vs 286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2651 vs 778

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5545M

Around 33% 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

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
CPU 2: AMD A8-5545M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1967

841

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7129

1600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

729

286

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2651

778

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	AMD A8-5545M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1967	841
PassMark - CPU mark	7129	1600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	729	286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2651	778
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.22
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1833
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1833
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2521
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2521

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	AMD A8-5545M
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	YM3700C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	2013	2027
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Richland
Launch date		23 May 2013
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
Compute Cores	14
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	10
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1400 MHz
iGPU core count	10
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FP2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	19 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)