i7-3720QM vs Ryzen 5 1600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73
+117%
Core i7-3720QM
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.57

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i7-3720QM by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-3720QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9481511
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.53no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7
Power efficiency11.257.51
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)29 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$378

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-3720QM 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-3720QM 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1224,FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-3720QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-3720QM 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 5 1600 and Core i7-3720QM 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 5 1600 and Core i7-3720QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.25 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-3720QM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVO-+
CRT-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-3720QM.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 7.73
+117%
i7-3720QM 3.57

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 12277
+116%
i7-3720QM 5671

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1600 1084
+80.4%
i7-3720QM 601

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1600 4636
+128%
i7-3720QM 2035

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 4538
i7-3720QM 4821
+6.2%

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 25970
+37.6%
i7-3720QM 18879

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 8244
+24.1%
i7-3720QM 6642

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 6.85
+14.6%
i7-3720QM 7.85

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 13
+86.8%
i7-3720QM 7

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 1600 1129
+85.1%
i7-3720QM 610

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 1600 147
+16.7%
i7-3720QM 126

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 1600 1.65
+12.2%
i7-3720QM 1.47

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 6.4
+93.9%
i7-3720QM 3.3

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.  

Ryzen 5 1600 69
+85.8%
i7-3720QM 37

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.  

Ryzen 5 1600 177
+20.7%
i7-3720QM 147

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 3430
i7-3720QM 4365
+27.3%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Ryzen 5 1600 19391
+34.2%
i7-3720QM 14452

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Ryzen 5 1600 3189
i7-3720QM 3898
+22.2%

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 5 1600 16217
+49.5%
i7-3720QM 10848

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 3.57
Recency 11 April 2017 29 April 2012
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 116.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

i7-3720QM, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-3720QM in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Core i7-3720QM is a notebook one.


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