Ryzen 3 3300U vs Ryzen 7 3700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50
+26.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.57

Ryzen 7 3700U outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 3300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13221524
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency28.3922.52
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 3300U 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
Multiplier2321
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm12 nm
Die size209.78 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4940 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 3300U 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)
SocketFP5FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 3300U. 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 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 3300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 3300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 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 10 ( - 1400 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 3300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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 7 3700U 4.50
+26.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 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 7 3700U 7141
+25.9%
Ryzen 3 3300U 5673

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 7 3700U 4411
+3%
Ryzen 3 3300U 4280

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 7 3700U 15461
+25.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 12357

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 7 3700U 4595
+6.1%
Ryzen 3 3300U 4332

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 7 3700U 13.48
Ryzen 3 3300U 11.94
+12.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 3700U 672
+42.7%
Ryzen 3 3300U 471

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 7 3700U 139
+3.7%
Ryzen 3 3300U 134

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 7 3700U 3.8
+40.7%
Ryzen 3 3300U 2.7

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 7 3700U 2392
Ryzen 3 3300U 2398
+0.3%

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 7 3700U 27
+3.4%
Ryzen 3 3300U 26

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 7 3700U 105
Ryzen 3 3300U 132
+26%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 3700U 703
Ryzen 3 3300U 1212
+72.4%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 3700U 3493
+4.6%
Ryzen 3 3300U 3340

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 3700U 15387
+27%
Ryzen 3 3300U 12118

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 3700U 154
+0.3%
Ryzen 3 3300U 154

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Ryzen 7 3700U 10238
+0.7%
Ryzen 3 3300U 10170

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Ryzen 7 3700U 3003
Ryzen 3 3300U 3469
+15.5%

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 7 3700U 10025
+5.4%
Ryzen 3 3300U 9508

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Ryzen 7 3700U 9117
Ryzen 3 3300U 10223
+12.1%

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Ryzen 7 3700U 3247
Ryzen 3 3300U 3672
+13.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 3.57
Integrated graphics card 4.24 3.04
Threads 8 4

Ryzen 7 3700U has a 26.1% higher aggregate performance score, 39.5% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 3700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3300U in performance tests.


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