ZoomPhoto 1 of 1AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
AMD's Zen 2 carry-over for 2021, the Ryzen 7 5700U pairs eight cores and 16 threads with a 15W default TDP (10-25W configurable) and an 8MB L3 cache. Paired with Vega 8 graphics, it shipped alongside the pricier Zen 3 Ryzen 7 5800U as a lower-cost option for thin-and-light laptops.
Pros
- Eight Zen 2 cores and 16 threads at a 15W default TDP
- Vega 8 graphics handle everyday tasks and light gaming
- 10-25W configurable TDP range suits many thin laptop designs
- Common, affordable option on the budget and used laptop market
Cons
- Zen 2 cores trail the same-generation Zen 3 Ryzen 7 5800U in single-core speed
- 8MB L3 cache is half the 5800U's, limiting some workloads
- DDR4/LPDDR4 memory support is dated next to newer platforms
- No AV1 hardware decode or dedicated AI accelerator
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
General
- Announced
- 2021
- Process
- 7 nm
- Base TDP
- 15 W
- Max TDP
- 25 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 8
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 1.8 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.3 GHz
- L3 cache
- 8 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon Vega 8
- iGPU clock
- 1,900 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,587Bottom 13%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 5,606Bottom 12%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,251Bottom 18%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 8,411Bottom 28%
- PassMark
- 15,366Bottom 32%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 1,142Bottom 42%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 7 5700U earns an Inno Score of 45.1/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. AMD's Zen 2 carry-over for 2021, the Ryzen 7 5700U pairs eight cores and 16 threads with a 15W default TDP (10-25W configurable) and an 8MB L3 cache. Paired with Vega 8 graphics, it shipped alongside the pricier Zen 3 Ryzen 7 5800U as a lower-cost option for thin-and-light laptops.
Does the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 15,366 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier B of our CPU tier checker: recent mainstream Core i7 / Ryzen 7, plus older H-series chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 4.3 GHz · Base TDP: 15 W
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel Core i3-1215U, Intel Core i7-1185G7 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
