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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | 14.00" | 1.4 kg
The AMD Ryzen 7 4700U is a processor for thin and light laptops based on the Renoir architecture. The 4700U integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 2 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.1 GHz (Turbo). There is no support for the thread-doubling SMT tech. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and partly thanks to it AMD advertises a 2x improved performance per Watt for the Renoir chips. Compared to the faster R7 4800U, the 4700U offers slightly lower clock speeds and no support for SMT / Hyperthreading.
In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics card with 7 CUs and up to 1600 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 8 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip. See our hub page on the Renoir Processors for more information.
Performance
The average 4700U in our database proves to be a rather competent little processor. It trades blows with the much more power-hungry Intel Core i7-10750H, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While it fails to get far enough away from the more affordable Ryzen 5 4600U, this Ryzen 7 is still a good CPU for most tasks.
Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is and how high the CPU power limits are.
Power consumption
The Ryzen 7 4700U is a 15 W chip. However, laptop makers are allowed to change that value to anything between 10 W and 25 W, with clock speeds and long-term performance changing accordingly as a result. By going for the lowest value, it is possible to build a passively cooled system around the APU.
The fairly modern 7 nm TSMC process this Ryzen is manufactured on makes for above average, as of mid 2022, energy efficiency.
Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) Renoir-U (Zen 2)
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Clock Rate | 2000 - 4100 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 Cache | 512 KB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 2 Cache | 4 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 3 Cache | 8 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 15 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing Technology | 7 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Temperature | 105 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Socket | FP6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcement Date | 01/07/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Link (external) | www.amd.com |
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