AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs Intel Core i5-8259U

Ryzen 7 4700U vs Core i5-8259U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 4700U performs better than the Core i5-8259U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8259U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 4700U has significantly more cores than the Core i5-8259U. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 4700U has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-8259U. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-8259U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 4700U. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 4700U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 7 4700U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-8259U CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 7 4700U has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-8259U. The Ryzen 7 4700U also has slightly more L3 cache.

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. For instance, the Ryzen 7 4700U has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.