Intel Core i7-8650U vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700U – benchmarks and performance comparison

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons Intel Core i7-8650U vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700U - benchmarks and performance comparison

From: Silvia Genova 17 April 2018 / 01:50 0

Let’s continue with our group of articles where we put side by side top-notch processors. This time on the boxing ring we see the Intel Core i7-8650U vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700U.

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Specs overview

Starting off with the Intel representative, Core i7-8650U is part of the 8th generation Kaby Lake Refresh. Contrary to its direct predecessor – the Intel Core i7-6500U, it is now equipped with a total of 4 cores and 8 threads but retains the so-called Hyper-Threading technology, while also manufactured through the same 14nm production process with the same TDP of 15W. The processor ticks at 1.9 GHz while Turbo Boost frequencies are fairly high – 4.2 GHz. In addition, it supports dual-channel DDR4 memory modules with speeds up to 2400 MHz and incorporates the Intel UHD Graphics 620 graphics chip.

Moving on to its rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700U is part of the Zen architecture which means that the processor comes with enabled AMD SenseMI Technology. Build through a 14nm manufacturing process, the chip sports 4 cores, and 8 threads. You are also presented with 2.20 GHz base clock speeds and have a maximum boost clock of 3.80 GHz. In addition, the processor features up to dual-channel DDR4-2400 memory modules, while the incorporated graphics card is the integrated RX Vega 10.

You can check out the full specs of the Intel Core i7-8650U and the AMD Ryzen 7 2700U.

Benchmarks

For the purposes of this comparison, we have chosen to compare the performance of the two chips found in Dell Latitude 15 5590 and Acer Swift 3 (SF315-41) respectively. As you can see from the charts above, Intel Core i7-8650U outperforms its rival with around 8% when it comes to 3D rendering (tested with Cinebench 15). In addition, the latter manages to score 48% slower results in the Adobe Photoshop test. On top of that, the 8th gen Intel processor once again surpasses with 45% its opponent in our raw synthetic benchmarks (tested with Fritz).

Conclusion

Judging by the results both processors score in our benchmarks, Intel Core i7-8650U shows higher performance in 3 out of 3 tests compared to the AMD option, therefore it seems to be the better choice.

You can check all currently available notebooks equipped with the Intel Core i7-8650U in our Laptops Specs system over HERE and all featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 2700U over HERE.