i7-4950HQ vs Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.84
+88.9%
Core i7-4950HQ
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
4.15

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U outperforms Core i7-4950HQ by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9591396
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency49.468.36
Architecture codenameBarcelo-R (2023)Crystalwell (2013−2014)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$657

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die size180 mm2264 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCBGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDIno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Graphics (Vega 6)Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core i7-4950HQ.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes1616

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.84 4.15
Integrated graphics card 1.98 3.07
Recency 4 January 2023 2 June 2013
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 47 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U has a 88.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 213.3% lower power consumption.

i7-4950HQ, on the other hand, has 55.1% faster integrated GPU.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4950HQ in performance tests.


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