AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Ryzen 7 2700U vs Core i7-4900MQ specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 2700U beats the Core i7-4900MQ in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i7-4900MQ has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4900MQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 2700U. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Ryzen 7 2700U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4900MQ CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 7 2700U has more L2 cache than the Core i7-4900MQ. Despite this, the Core i7-4900MQ has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 7 2700U.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.