AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs Intel Core i7-10700

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs Intel Core i7-10700 and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Blender, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Furmark, Handbrake, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, WPrime, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Prime95, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 5 4500U.

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 4500U

53%

Core i7-10700

55%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-10700 is 3% better than Ryzen 5 4500U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4500U

52%

Core i7-10700

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.9	97.3
Valorant	105.6	110.6
Cyberpunk 2077	59.1	61.9
Apex Legends	99.3	104.0
Call of Duty Warzone	79.2	83.0
Overwatch	85.5	89.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.9	76.3
DOOM Eternal	52.8	55.3
Warzone	82.4	86.3
Assassin's Creed	88.7	92.9
Valheim	87.6	91.8

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 4500U

244%

Core i7-10700

67%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 4500U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-10700 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 4500U	Intel Core i7-10700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	176	221
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	894	2356
Cinbench 20 Single-core	448	513
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1921	4971
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1151	1290
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5620	12595

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	Intel Core i7-10700
Single-Core	2452	3055
Multi-Core	11314	17916

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	Intel Core i7-10700
Single-Core	1102	1325
Multi-Core	4821	9163

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	Intel Core i7-10700
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Renoir	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	6	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	6800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000084

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-10700 is 20% better than Ryzen 5 4500U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-10700 has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 4500U. 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 4500U is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-10700 is better: 31
However, it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and Intel Core i7-10700 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4500U specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-10700 specs and review.