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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
The Ryzen 7 4700U brought Zen 2 to thin-and-light laptops in 2020, jumping to eight cores at a 15W TDP without SMT threading. It delivered a large multi-core gain over the previous Zen+ generation while keeping laptop battery life in check.
Pros
- Eight Zen 2 cores at just 15W, a big multi-core jump over Zen+ U-series chips
- 7nm process improves power efficiency over the previous generation
- Vega 7 graphics benefit from higher clocks and improved memory support
- Supports fast LPDDR4-4266 memory for thin, fanless-friendly laptops
Cons
- No SMT means only 8 threads despite 8 cores, capping some workloads
- Single-core speed trails later Zen 3-based U-series chips
- Configurable TDP tops out at 25W, limiting sustained boost clocks
- Sold mostly in specific OEM models rather than broad retail availability
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
General
- Announced
- 2020
- Process
- 7 nm
- Base TDP
- 15 W
- Max TDP
- 25 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 8
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 2 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.1 GHz
- L3 cache
- 8 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
- iGPU clock
- 1,600 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,575Bottom 12%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 6,345Bottom 16%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,221Bottom 16%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 7,102Bottom 22%
- PassMark
- 13,097Bottom 25%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 980Bottom 35%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 7 4700U earns an Inno Score of 43/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Ryzen 7 4700U brought Zen 2 to thin-and-light laptops in 2020, jumping to eight cores at a 15W TDP without SMT threading. It delivered a large multi-core gain over the previous Zen+ generation while keeping laptop battery life in check.
Does the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 13,097 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier C of our CPU tier checker: older or low-power Core i7, and many recent Core i5 chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 4.1 GHz · Base TDP: 15 W
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Intel Core i7-1165G7 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
