Intel Core i5-10210U vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10210U and AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-10210U

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10210U

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2146 vs 1962

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2146 vs 1962

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

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 14 nm
Around 50% 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
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7101 vs 6152

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7101 vs 6152

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10210U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2146

1962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6152

7101

Name	Intel Core i5-10210U	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1642
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1642
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6021
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6021
PassMark - Single thread mark	2146	1962
PassMark - CPU mark	6152	7101
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-10210U	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-U
Launch date	1 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$297
Place in performance rating	696	2022
Processor Number	i5-10210U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM3700C4T4MFG
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Compute Cores		14
Number of GPU cores		10
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.66 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x9B41
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1400 MHz
iGPU core count		10
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
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@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)