AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
Intel Core i7-4700EC
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Comparing AMD Ryzen 7 4700S vs Intel Core i7-4700EC

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 7 4700S vs Intel Core i7-4700EC in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 4700S

Top features of AMD Ryzen 7 4700S

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  • Higher clock speed
    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
    Around -19% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 4
    2 times more threads
Intel Core i7-4700EC

Top features of Intel Core i7-4700EC

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  • Performance per watt
    43 W left arrow 65 W
    About 0.66 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 7 4700S and Intel Core i7-4700EC is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD Ryzen 7 4700S left arrow Intel Core i7-4700EC
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Family AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
Generation 3 left arrow 4
CPU group AMD Ryzen 4000G left arrow Intel Core i 4000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 7 4700S vs Intel Core i7-4700EC by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 3.20 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
CPU Cores 8 left arrow 4
Turbo (1 Core) 4.00 GHz left arrow No turbo
CPU Threads 16 left arrow 8
Hyperthreading Yes left arrow Yes
Overclocking No left arrow No
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 7 4700S and Intel Core i7-4700EC along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency left arrow 0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow 1.00 GHz
Execution units left arrow 20
Shader left arrow 160
Max. GPU Memory -- left arrow 2 GB
Max. displays left arrow 3
Generation left arrow 7.5
DirectX Version left arrow 11.1
Technology left arrow 22 nm
Release date left arrow Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 7 4700S and Intel Core i7-4700EC. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow Decode / Encode
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow Decode / Encode
VC-1 No left arrow Decode
JPEG No left arrow Decode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 7 4700S and Intel Core i7-4700EC you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type GDDR6 left arrow DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
Max. Memory 16 GB left arrow 32 GB
ECC No left arrow Yes
Memory channels 2 left arrow 2
PCIe version 3.0 left arrow 3.0
PCIe lanes 12 left arrow 16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 7 4700S and Intel Core i7-4700EC.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 7 4700S or Intel Core i7-4700EC? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 65 W left arrow 43 W
TDP down 45 W left arrow --
Tjunction max. 100 °C left arrow 100 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 7 4700S and Intel Core i7-4700EC CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L3-Cache 8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
Architecture Renoir (Zen 2) left arrow Haswell S
Technology 7 nm left arrow 22 nm
Socket AM4 left arrow BGA 1364
Release date Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2014

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 7 4700S and Intel Core i7-4700EC.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow Unknown

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