Ryzen 5 3450U vs Ryzen 7 4700U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
8.41
+98.3%
Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.24

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Ryzen 5 3450U by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 3450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9071382
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency53.0626.75
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 3450U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache512 KB384 KB
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm12 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 3450U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 3450U. 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, SMEMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 3450U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 3450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 3450U.

PCIe version3.0no data

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 4700U 8.41
+98.3%
Ryzen 5 3450U 4.24

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 4700U 13356
+98.2%
Ryzen 5 3450U 6738

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 4700U 1095
+93.2%
Ryzen 5 3450U 567

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 4700U 180
+30.9%
Ryzen 5 3450U 138

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 4700U 5656
+90.3%
Ryzen 5 3450U 2972

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 4700U 478
Ryzen 5 3450U 946
+98.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 4700U 1131
+34.8%
Ryzen 5 3450U 839

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 4700U 4362
+29.8%
Ryzen 5 3450U 3359

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 4700U 30954
+94.9%
Ryzen 5 3450U 15878

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 4700U 203
+39.5%
Ryzen 5 3450U 146

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 4700U 926
+28.3%
Ryzen 5 3450U 722

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.41 4.24
Integrated graphics card 7.47 4.51
Recency 6 January 2020 1 May 2020
Physical cores 8 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 7 4700U has a 98.3% higher aggregate performance score, 65.6% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 3450U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

The Ryzen 7 4700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3450U in performance tests.


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