Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Ryzen 7 4700U

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking907not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency53.06no data
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache512 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm12 nm
Die size156 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 configuration11
SocketFP6AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 1600AF. 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, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 1600AF are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe version3.03.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 January 2020 11 October 2019
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 4700U has an age advantage of 2 months, 33.3% more physical cores, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 1600AF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 4700U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 1600AF is a desktop one.


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