AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i5-2515E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700U and Intel Core i5-2515E 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Intel Core i5-2515E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.10 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 32 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1962 vs 1189
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7108 vs 1882

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1962 vs 1189
PassMark - CPU mark	7108 vs 1882

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2515E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1962

1189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7108

1882

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	Intel Core i5-2515E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1962	1189
PassMark - CPU mark	7108	1882
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	Intel Core i5-2515E
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	YM3700C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	2014	2060
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		February 2011
Processor Number		i5-2515E
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.50 GHz
Compute Cores	14
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	10
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		149 mm
Transistor count		624 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.6 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1400 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	10
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
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)