i7-3720QM vs Ryzen 5 2400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2400G
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.70
+53.6%

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Core i7-3720QM by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-3720QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11441506
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.10no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7
Power efficiency8.007.52
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)29 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169$378

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache386 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size209.78 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G 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 2400G 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++
FMA+-
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+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2400G 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 2400G 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 2400G and Core i7-3720QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11Intel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-3720QM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-3720QM.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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 2400G 5.70
+53.6%
i7-3720QM 3.71

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 2400G 8727
+53.9%
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 2400G 1052
+74.8%
i7-3720QM 602

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 2400G 3269
+59.9%
i7-3720QM 2044

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 2400G 4805
i7-3720QM 4821
+0.3%

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 2400G 21024
+11.4%
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 2400G 6672
+0.5%
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 2400G 6.9
+13.8%
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 2400G 9
+40.6%
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 2400G 847
+38.8%
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 2400G 156
+23.5%
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 2400G 1.77
+20.4%
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 2400G 5.2
+57.6%
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 2400G 48
+29.7%
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 2400G 172
+17%
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 2400G 3846
i7-3720QM 4365
+13.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.70 3.71
Integrated graphics card 5.48 1.18
Recency 8 January 2018 29 April 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 2400G has a 53.6% higher aggregate performance score, 364.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

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

The Ryzen 5 2400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-3720QM in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop processor while Core i7-3720QM is a notebook one.


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