AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Intel Core i7-4960HQ

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,536

Rank #456

vs
5,505

Rank #474

5,536
5,505

Ryzen 7 2700 wins by 0.6% (Rank #456 vs #474)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,677

Rank #438

vs
5,703

Rank #414

5,677
5,703

Intel Core i7-4960HQ wins by 0.5% (Rank #438 vs #414)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,325

Rank #457

vs
5,208

Rank #508

5,325
5,208

Ryzen 7 2700 wins by 2.2% (Rank #457 vs #508)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,918

Rank #428

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,187

Rank #326

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,857

Rank #510

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 2700 Intel Core i7-4960HQ Diff
Cores
8
4
+50%
Threads
16
8
+50%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
2,600 MHz
+18.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
3,800 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,600 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,400 MHz
Clock Multiplier
32x
26x
+18.8%
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
4 MiB
1 MiB
+75%
L3 Cache
16 MiB
6 MiB
+62.5%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
64 GB
32 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
47 W
27.7% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
22 nm
45.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 2700 Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Core
Series 2000 --
Model Number 2700 i7-4960HQ
Microarchitecture Zen+ Haswell
Core Name Pinnacle --
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket --
Package µOPGA-1331 FCBGA-1364
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 --
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 7 2700
AMD
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

Family

Ryzen 7 2700
Ryzen
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Core

Series

Ryzen 7 2700
2000
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Model Number

Ryzen 7 2700
2700
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
i7-4960HQ

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 2700
Zen+
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Haswell

Core Name

Ryzen 7 2700
Pinnacle
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Core Family

Ryzen 7 2700
23
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Core Model

Ryzen 7 2700
8
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Socket

Ryzen 7 2700
Socket
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Package

Ryzen 7 2700
µOPGA-1331
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
FCBGA-1364

Chipset

Ryzen 7 2700
Promontory
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 2700
DDR4-2933
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 2700
Yes
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 7 2700
$299.00
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 2700
No
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 2700 Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Process 12 nm 22 nm
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 4.80 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 7 2700
12 nm
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 2700
213 mm²
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 2700
4.80 billion
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 2700
GlobalFoundries
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 7 2700
CMOS
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Word Size

Ryzen 7 2700
64-bit
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 7 2700
x86-64 (x86)
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 7 2700 Intel Core i7-4960HQ
GPU -- Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
GPU Max Frequency -- 1300 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 7 2700
--
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 7 2700
--
Intel Core i7-4960HQ
1300 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 2700 Intel Core i7-4960HQ
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64