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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Comparison

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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

8 Cores | January 2020

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8 Cores 8 Cores | January 2023

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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Comparison Overview
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In this review, we will be comparing Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 7700, two CPUs by AMD. AMD Ryzen 7 4700U was introduced to market in January 2020 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700 was launched in January 2023. As you can see, Ryzen 7 4700U is 3 years older than Ryzen 7 7700. Let's see if this age difference between two laptops makes a big difference.

Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 7700 are members of AMD's Ryzen 7 series of CPUs. Below you can find the latest models from this series.

AMD Ryzen 7 Series History
Model Release Date Fabrication Process Cores / Threads
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
  
January 2024 4nm 8 / 16
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
  
December 2023 4nm 8 / 16
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
  
December 2023 4nm 8 / 16
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
  
December 2023 4nm 8 / 16
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
  
May 2023 4nm 8 / 16
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
  
January 2023 5nm 10 / 20
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
January 2023 5nm 8 / 16
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
  
January 2023 7nm 8 / 16

Here is a brief look at the main features of AMD Ryzen 7 4700U and AMD Ryzen 7 7700 before getting into our more detailed comparison.

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Key Specs

  • Launched in January 2020
  • Laptop Type CPU
  • Cores / Threads: 8 / 8
  • Fabrication Process: 7 nm
  • Max RAM Support: 32 GB

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Key Specs

  • Launched in January 2020
  • Desktop Type CPU
  • Cores / Threads: 8 / 16
  • Fabrication Process: 5 nm
  • Max RAM Support: 128 GB

Let's read on the following sections in order to better understand in detail how Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 7700 compares and decide which one is better for you.

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Reasons to choose AMD Ryzen 7 4700U over AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
10 W vs 65 W More Energy Efficiency at Base Clock Speed
Reasons to choose AMD Ryzen 7 7700 over AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
Tecnology
5 nm vs 7 nm More transistors in the same volume
Release Date
January, 2023 vs January, 2020 Newer Product
GPU Base Clock
3.8 GHz vs 2.0 GHz 1.8 GHz faster Base Clock
GPU Boost Clock
5.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz 1.2 GHz faster Boost Clock
Threads
16 vs 8 More Threads, Good Multitasking
Max. Memory Size
128 GB vs 32 GB Supports More RAM

Common Strengths of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
CPU Base Clock Speeds
2.0 GHz vs 3.8 GHz Over Average
Fabrication Process
7 nm vs 5 nm Below Average
Integrated GPU
Yes vs Yes Has Integrated GPU
Common Weaknesses of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
Launch Dates
January 2020 vs January 2023 CPUs are older than 1 year
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700: Specs Comparison Table

In this section, we will be comparing the specifications the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U and the AMD Ryzen 7 7700.

Processor
Brand AMD AMD
Model Ryzen 7 4700U Ryzen 7 7700
Release Date 2020-01-06 2023-01-10
Type Laptop Desktop
CPU Fabrication Process 7 nm 5 nm
Integrated GPU Radeon Vega 7 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Code Name Zen 2 (Renoir) Zen 4 (Raphael)
Memory
Max Memory Supported 32 GB 128 GB
Supported Memory Type DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266 DDR5-5200
L1 Cache 32K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
ECC Support Yes Yes
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwith 68.27 GB/s 73.4 GB/s
Cores & Clock Speeds
Cores / Threads 8 / 8 8 / 16
Perf. Cores / Threads 8 / 8 8 / 8
Base Frequency 2.0 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.1 GHz 5.3 GHz
Multiplier 20x 38x
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
Connections and Others
Base TDP 10 W 65 W
Peak Temperature 105 °C 95 °C
Socket FP6 AM5
PCI Express Version 3.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 28
Integrated GPU Specs
IGP Name Radeon Vega 7 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 1500
GPU Boost Clock 1600 2200
TGP 10-45 W 15 W
FLOPS 1.108 TFLOPS 0.54 TFLOPS
ShadingUnitsCores 448 128
TMUs 28 8
ROPs 7 4
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