Ryzen 7 2700U vs Ryzen 5 3450U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.41
Ryzen 7 2700U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.45
+0.9%

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Ryzen 5 3450U by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 7 2700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13621354
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency26.8127.05
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date1 May 2020 (4 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 7 2700U 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 speed2.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4500 Million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 7 2700U 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 7 2700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 7 2700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 7 2700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)AMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 7 2700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 3450U 4.41
Ryzen 7 2700U 4.45
+0.9%

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 3450U 6742
Ryzen 7 2700U 6810
+1%

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 3450U 567
Ryzen 7 2700U 644
+13.7%

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 3450U 138
Ryzen 7 2700U 144
+4.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 3450U 2972
+0.1%
Ryzen 7 2700U 2969

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 3450U 946
+32.7%
Ryzen 7 2700U 713

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 3450U 839
+3.2%
Ryzen 7 2700U 813

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 3450U 3359
Ryzen 7 2700U 3592
+6.9%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 3450U 15878
Ryzen 7 2700U 17317
+9.1%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 3450U 146
+2.5%
Ryzen 7 2700U 142

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.41 4.45
Integrated graphics card 4.50 4.24
Recency 1 May 2020 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 3450U has 6.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 7 2700U, on the other hand, has a 0.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 3450U and Ryzen 7 2700U.


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