Ryzen 3 3300U vs i7-2670QM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2670QM
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.36
Ryzen 3 3300U
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.57
+51.3%

Ryzen 3 3300U outperforms Core i7-2670QM by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2670QM and Ryzen 3 3300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17981524
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency4.9622.52
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2670QM and Ryzen 3 3300U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0PCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2221
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size216 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1160 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2670QM and Ryzen 3 3300U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCPGA988FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2670QM and Ryzen 3 3300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2670QM and Ryzen 3 3300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2670QM and Ryzen 3 3300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2670QM and Ryzen 3 3300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2670QM and Ryzen 3 3300U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2670QM and Ryzen 3 3300U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-2670QM 2.36
Ryzen 3 3300U 3.57
+51.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-2670QM 3745
Ryzen 3 3300U 5673
+51.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-2670QM 3900
Ryzen 3 3300U 4280
+9.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-2670QM 14843
+20.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 12357

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-2670QM 5401
+24.7%
Ryzen 3 3300U 4332

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-2670QM 10.56
+13.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 11.94

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-2670QM 2.7
Ryzen 3 3300U 2.7

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-2670QM 4140
+72.6%
Ryzen 3 3300U 2398

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-2670QM 27
+1.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 26

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-2670QM 115
Ryzen 3 3300U 132
+14.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.36 3.57
Integrated graphics card 0.66 3.04
Recency 4 September 2011 6 January 2019
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

i7-2670QM has 100% more threads.

Ryzen 3 3300U, on the other hand, has a 51.3% higher aggregate performance score, 360.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2670QM in performance tests.


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