AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs Intel Core i7-3770K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs Intel Core i7-3770K and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as UserBenchmark, 7zip, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, Blender, RealBench, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, MATLAB, Blender, Furmark, WPrime, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Death Stranding
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Borderlands 3

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3770K or AMD Ryzen 5 3450U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3450U

52%

Core i7-3770K

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3450U is 1% better than Core i7-3770K. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3450U

51%

Core i7-3770K

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.9	92.1
Valorant	103.3	104.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	58.6
Apex Legends	97.1	98.4
Call of Duty Warzone	77.5	78.5
Overwatch	83.7	84.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.3	72.2
DOOM Eternal	51.7	52.4
Warzone	80.6	81.7
Assassin's Creed	86.8	88.0
Valheim	85.7	86.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3450U

176%

Core i7-3770K

42%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3450U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-3770K as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Intel Core i7-3770K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	128	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	675	672
Cinbench 20 Single-core	328	286
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1511	1391
Cinbench 23 Single-core	860	1016
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4042	3503

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	2008	2049
Multi-Core	7359	6445

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	796	979
Multi-Core	2857	4061

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Intel Core i7-3770K
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	April 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	LGA1155
Core name	Matisse	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	77 W
Memory type		DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3450C4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-3770K is 40% better than Ryzen 5 3450U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-3770K is better: 24
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3450U and Intel Core i7-3770K before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3450U specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-3770K specs and review.