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Core i7-7700HQ vs Ryzen 5 3500U


Description
The i7-7700HQ is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 3500U is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7700HQ gets a score of 208.3 k points while the 3500U gets 141 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7700HQ is 1.5 times faster than the 3500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
810f81
Core
Kaby Lake-H
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
45 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
January 2017
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
56.29k points
36.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
208.33k points
140.97k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-7700HQ
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.82k
3.24k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
15.49k
13.16k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
4.41k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.82k
3.32k (x0.38)
TOTAL
33.09k
24.12k (x0.73)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.15k
12.95k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
65.81k
57.84k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.41k
21.05k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
3.51k (x0.67)
TOTAL
107.57k
95.36k (x0.89)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-7700HQ
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.75k
11.98k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
19.69k
15.85k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.19k
4.53k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.92k
3.29k (x0.37)
TOTAL
47.55k
35.65k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.55k
48.28k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
86.47k
74.19k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.02k
23.29k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
3.47k (x0.64)
TOTAL
167.43k
149.23k (x0.89)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-7700HQ
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13k
11.1k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
20.34k
18.97k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.77k
3.9k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
3.39k (x0.49)
TOTAL
45.05k
37.37k (x0.83)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.7k
45.74k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
89.69k
75.47k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.49k
21.89k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
3.49k (x0.81)
TOTAL
169.17k
146.6k (x0.87)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-7700HQ
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
23.27k
10.88k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
20.35k
18.09k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
4.29k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.92k
3.36k (x0.42)
TOTAL
56.29k
36.64k (x0.65)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
93.11k
42.44k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
89.03k
73.82k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.29k
20.76k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.9k
3.96k (x0.81)
TOTAL
208.33k
140.97k (x0.68)

Performance/W
i7-7700HQ
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2069 points/W
2829 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1978 points/W
4921 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
473 points/W
1384 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
109 points/W
264 points/W
TOTAL
4629 points/W
9398 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7700HQ
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6124 points/GHz
2942 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5354 points/GHz
4890 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1251 points/GHz
1161 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2083 points/GHz
909 points/GHz
TOTAL
14813 points/GHz
9901 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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