Intel Core i7-9700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9700 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: 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), 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).

Intel Core i7-9700

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2763 vs 1962
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 vs 7101
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1218 vs 729
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6643 vs 2651

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2763 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark	13236 vs 7101
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1218 vs 729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6643 vs 2651

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
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9700
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2763

1962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13236

7101

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1218

729

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6643

2651

Name	Intel Core i7-9700	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2763	1962
PassMark - CPU mark	13236	7101
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1218	729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6643	2651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5093	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	428.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	31.783

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-9700	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$323, $335
Place in performance rating	757	2022
Processor Number	i7-9700
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM3700C4T4MFG
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	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	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E98
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1400 MHz
iGPU core count		10
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)