Intel Core i5-4350U vs AMD Ryzen 7 4980U

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-4350U		AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-4350U or AMD Ryzen 7 4980U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i5-4350U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4350U was released in Q3/2013. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U was released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (70)
Intel Core i 4000U (26)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 4000U (11)
4	Generation	3
Haswell U	Architecture	Renoir (Zen 2)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-5350U	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-4350U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz (2.90 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz).
Intel Core i5-4350U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
2	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.40 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
2.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.40 GHz
2.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core i5-4350U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 5000	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.95 GHz
7.5	GPU Generation	9
22 nm	Technology	7 nm
3	Max. displays	3
40	Compute units	8
320	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
11.1	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics 5000	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-4350U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-4350U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
DDR3-1600	Memory	LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	12
6.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-4350U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is 15 W.
Intel Core i5-4350U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
--	TDP down	10 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i5-4350U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-4350U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
22 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1168	Socket	FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q2/2021
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4350U (54%)

AMD Ryzen 7 4980U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4350U (16%)

AMD Ryzen 7 4980U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	626 (54%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1169 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1389 (18%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	7865 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i5-4350U Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.10 GHz	704 (35%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.95 GHz	1997 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2432 (14%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	17470 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1262 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	10214 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	491 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	3911 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	106 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-4350U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	246 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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