Ryzen 3 3200U vs i7-2710QE

Place in the ranking	1738	1777
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency	5.36	15.02
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Picasso-U (Zen) (2019)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	26
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	216 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCPGA988	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no 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 i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U 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 i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 3000	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	12

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.

i7-2710QE 2.55
+7.1%

Ryzen 3 3200U 2.38

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.

i7-2710QE 4044
+6.9%

Ryzen 3 3200U 3784

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.55	2.38
Integrated graphics card	0.66	2.98
Recency	3 January 2011	6 January 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

i7-2710QE has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 3 3200U, on the other hand, has 351.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2710QE and Ryzen 3 3200U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.