How do the scores compare?

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 48.6/100 overall; Intel Core i7-10870H scores 38.8/100. AMD Ryzen 5 7530U wins 6 individual spec rows, Intel Core i7-10870H wins 7.

What are the main differences between the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U and the Intel Core i7-10870H?

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U advantages: Stronger single-core score: 48 vs 41; 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W; 50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm; 18% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,991 vs 1,685; 17% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,435 vs 1,223. Intel Core i7-10870H advantages: 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB; 37% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 9,594 vs 6,985; 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6; 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12; 11% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs Intel Core i7-10870H

WINNER

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

Intel

Intel Core i7-10870H

48.2Single-core40.7

33.9Multi-core36.1

81.9Efficiencyspec-based31.6

—iGPU26.9

49.9Platformspec-based57.3

6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7530U7 spec wins — Intel Core i7-10870H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U wins this laptop processor face-off, 48.6 to 38.8, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+8). Intel Core i7-10870H still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

Stronger single-core score: 48 vs 41
67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm
18% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,991 vs 1,685
17% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,435 vs 1,223

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-10870H

100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
37% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 9,594 vs 6,985
33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
11% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core i7-10870H
Announced	2023	2020
Process	7 nm+50%	14 nm
Base TDP	15 W+67%	45 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core i7-10870H
Cores	6	8+33%
Performance cores	6	—
Threads	12	16+33%
Base clock	2 GHz	2.2 GHz+10%
Boost clock	4.5 GHz	5 GHz+11%
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core i7-10870H
iGPU	AMD Radeon Vega 7	Intel UHD Graphics 630 (24 EU)
iGPU clock	2,000 MHz	1,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core i7-10870H
Memory support	DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267	DDR4-2933
Max memory	64 GB	128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i7-10870H
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core i7-10870H
Geekbench 6 (single)	1,991+18%Bottom 20%	1,685Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)	7,067Bottom 20%	7,713+9%Bottom 23%
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,435+17%Bottom 24%	1,223Bottom 16%
Cinebench R23 (multi)	6,985Bottom 20%	9,594+37%Bottom 34%
PassMark	14,896+7%Bottom 30%	13,923Bottom 28%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	—	410Bottom 16%

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