AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i5-4690

Ryzen 7 3700U vs Core i5-4690 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 3700U performs better than the Core i5-4690. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4690 in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Ryzen 7 3700U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-4690 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 3700U. A Ryzen 7 3700U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-4690 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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 3700U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.