AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700U and Intel Core i7-3612QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

Intel Core i7-3612QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 39% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
2x 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 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2569 vs 1538
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15698 vs 4642

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 23 April 2012
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 6144 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569 vs 1538
PassMark - CPU mark	15698 vs 4642

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3612QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2569

1538

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15698

4642

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	Intel Core i7-3612QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569	1538
PassMark - CPU mark	15698	4642
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		601
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		12.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.245
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2299
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2299

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	Intel Core i7-3612QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	23 April 2012
OPN Tray	100-000000371
Place in performance rating	824	2357
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Processor Number		i7-3612QM
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1900 MHz	650 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Device ID		0x166
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 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		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1224
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)