AMD Ryzen 7 3700C vs Intel Core i7-7500U

Processor comparisons   12-02-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 3700C vs Intel Core i7-7500U and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, rendering, programming. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, WPrime, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, PCMark 10, PassMark, Blender, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, Prime95, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, Furmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7500U or AMD Ryzen 7 3700C.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 3700C

52%

Core i7-7500U

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 3700C is 1% better than Core i7-7500U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 3700C

51%

Core i7-7500U

51%

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.3	90.3
Valorant	103.7	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	57.4
Apex Legends	97.5	96.4
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	76.9
Overwatch	84.0	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.6	70.8
DOOM Eternal	51.9	51.3
Warzone	80.9	80.0
Assassin's Creed	87.1	86.2
Valheim	86.1	85.1

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 3700C

218%

Core i7-7500U

215%

To make a final 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 7 3700C is more energy efficient than the Core i7-7500U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Intel Core i7-7500U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	149
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	715	376
Cinbench 20 Single-core	374	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1545	739
Cinbench 23 Single-core	647	519
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3756	2492

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Intel Core i7-7500U
Single-Core	2050	1956
Multi-Core	7515	3649

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Intel Core i7-7500U
Single-Core	981	971
Multi-Core	3228	2214

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Intel Core i7-7500U
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1356
Core name	Picasso	Kaby Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	3	7
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.7 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	1700 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type		DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache		4 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM370CC4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-7500U is 14% better than Ryzen 7 3700C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 3700C has 2 more core than Core i7-7500U. 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 7 3700C is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7500U is better: 7
However, it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 3700C and Intel Core i7-7500U before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700C specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-7500U specs and review.