i7-7820EQ vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.19
Core i7-7820EQ
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.75
+13.4%

Core i7-7820EQ outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7-7820EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13901266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7
Power efficiency26.449.99
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$378

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7-7820EQ 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier2031
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7-7820EQ 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)
SocketFP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7-7820EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7-7820EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7-7820EQ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7-7820EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.134 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) ( - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Core i7-7820EQ.

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 PRO 2500U 4.19
i7-7820EQ 4.75
+13.4%

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 PRO 2500U 6657
i7-7820EQ 7542
+13.3%

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 PRO 2500U 878
+17.7%
i7-7820EQ 746

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 PRO 2500U 2569
+33.7%
i7-7820EQ 1922

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.19 4.75
Integrated graphics card 4.51 3.11
Recency 8 January 2018 3 January 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has 45% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% lower power consumption.

i7-7820EQ, on the other hand, has a 13.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Core i7-7820EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U in performance tests.


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