Ryzen 7 5700X vs Ryzen 7 4700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
8.41
Ryzen 7 5700X
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.78
+99.5%

Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking907395
Place by popularitynot in top-10026
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data41.26
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency53.0624.43
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 5700X 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 7 5700X. 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, SME86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 5700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
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 7 5700X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
Ryzen 7 5700X 16.78
+99.5%

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
Ryzen 7 5700X 26649
+99.5%

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 7 4700U 1354
Ryzen 7 5700X 2146
+58.5%

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 7 4700U 4914
Ryzen 7 5700X 9723
+97.9%

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 4700U 5524
Ryzen 7 5700X 6527
+18.2%

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 4700U 24771
Ryzen 7 5700X 42876
+73.1%

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 4700U 8629
Ryzen 7 5700X 14862
+72.2%

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 4700U 7.89
Ryzen 7 5700X 3.39
+133%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 4700U 13
Ryzen 7 5700X 26
+111%

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
Ryzen 7 5700X 2329
+113%

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
Ryzen 7 5700X 253
+40.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 4700U 2.1
Ryzen 7 5700X 2.94
+40%

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 4700U 5.3
Ryzen 7 5700X 13.4
+155%

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 4700U 3963
Ryzen 7 5700X 12478
+215%

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 4700U 57
Ryzen 7 5700X 135
+135%

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 4700U 191
Ryzen 7 5700X 305
+59.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 4700U 5656
Ryzen 7 5700X 9353
+65.4%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 4700U 478
+116%
Ryzen 7 5700X 221

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 4700U 1131
Ryzen 7 5700X 1647
+45.6%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 4700U 4362
Ryzen 7 5700X 6522
+49.5%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 4700U 30954
Ryzen 7 5700X 65777
+112%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 4700U 203
Ryzen 7 5700X 310
+52.7%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 4700U 926
Ryzen 7 5700X 1423
+53.7%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 4700U 858
+129%
Ryzen 7 5700X 374

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.41 16.78
Recency 6 January 2020 4 April 2022
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 4700U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5700X, on the other hand, has a 99.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 5700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4700U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 4700U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5700X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 5700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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