AMD Ryzen 7 3700C vs Intel Core i7-8665U. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000C Intel Core i 8000U
• Family
  Ryzen Intel Core i7
• Form Factor
  Laptops / Desktops -
• Generation
  2 8
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Series
  Ryzen 3000 Series -

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.3 GHz 1.9 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  4 GHz -
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4 GHz 4.8 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  2.7 GHz 2.8 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  10 24
• Generation
  8 9.5
• GPU Frequency
  1400 MHz 300 MHz
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo 1150 MHz
• Graphics Cores
  10 -
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 64 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q3/2016
• Shader
  640 192
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-8665U and AMD Ryzen 7 3700C. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
• PCIe lanes
  20 16
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 3700C and Intel Core i7-8665U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Configurable TDP
  12-25 W -
• Default TDP
  15 W -
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  105 °C 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 15 W
• TDP down
  12 W 10 W
• TDP up
  25 W 25 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3700C and Intel Core i7-8665U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Picasso (Zen+) Whiskey Lake U
• Codename
  Picasso -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L1-Cache
  0.375 MB -
• L2-Cache
  2 MB -
• L3-Cache
  4 MB 8 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  YM370CC4T4MFG -
• Operating systems
  ChromeOS / Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition -
• Release date
  2020-09-22 Q2/2019
• Socket
  FP5 BGA 1356
• Technology
  12nm 14 nm
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d