Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U vs i7-620M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-620M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.25
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.75
+200%

Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U outperforms Core i7-620M by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23131485
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency3.3823.66
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0PCIe 3.0
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier1521
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size81+114 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors384 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 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)
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 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 i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 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.

i7-620M 1.25
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 3.75
+200%

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.

i7-620M 1979
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 5954
+201%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-620M 2
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 6
+129%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 3.75
Integrated graphics card 0.77 3.04
Recency 7 January 2010 8 April 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U has a 200% higher aggregate performance score, 294.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-620M in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-620M and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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