AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i7-4930MX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i7-4930MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 7 5700X

Intel Core i7-4930MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.90 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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3384 vs 2074
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26631 vs 6419

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 1 June 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 3.90 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	32 MB vs 8192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3384 vs 2074
PassMark - CPU mark	26631 vs 6419

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4930MX

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 57 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	57 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4930MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3384

2074

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26631

6419

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Core i7-4930MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3384	2074
PassMark - CPU mark	26631	6419
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6885
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		899
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3278
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1161
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3903
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6026
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1161
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3903
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6026

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Core i7-4930MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Haswell
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	1 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$1,096
OPN PIB	100-100000926WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000926
Place in performance rating	533	859
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Price now		$1,096
Processor Number		i7-4930MX
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.55
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	81 mm²	177 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	32 MB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	4150 million	1400 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	57 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)