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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs Intel Core i5-8250U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
43Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-8250U
34.1Inno Score
39.3Single-core31.5
32.5Multi-core24
81.9Efficiencyspec-based66.4
46.3iGPU25.8
32.4Platformspec-based35
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 4700U0 spec wins — Intel Core i5-8250U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U wins this laptop processor face-off, 43 to 34.1, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+20) and multi-core (+9). Intel Core i5-8250U 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 7 4700U

  • Stronger single-core score: 39 vs 32
  • Stronger multi-core score: 33 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 46 vs 26
  • 152% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 980 vs 389
  • 129% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 7,102 vs 3,108

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-8250U

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core i5-8250U
Announced20202017
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core i5-8250U
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—0
Threads88
Base clock2 GHz+25%1.6 GHz
Boost clock4.1 GHz+21%3.4 GHz
L3 cache8 MB+33%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core i5-8250U
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics 620
iGPU clock1,600 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core i5-8250U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory—32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 4700UIntel Core i5-8250U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,575Bottom 12%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,345Bottom 16%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,221+40%Bottom 15%874Bottom 5%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,102+129%Bottom 21%3,108Bottom 6%
PassMark13,097+127%Bottom 25%5,777Bottom 7%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980+152%Bottom 34%389Bottom 8%

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