Intel Core i7-2670QM vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Intel Core i7-2670QM AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2670QM or AMD Ryzen 5 4500U - 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 i7-2670QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2670QM was released in Q4/2011.

The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U was released in Q1/2020.
Intel Core i7 (299) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (87)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group AMD Ryzen 4000U (11)
2 Generation 3
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Renoir (Zen 2)
Notebook Segment Notebook
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2670QM has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2670QM is 2.20 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U is at 2.30 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

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 i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-2670QM or AMD Ryzen 5 4500U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.50 GHz
6 GPU Generation 9
32 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 6
96 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 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 3000 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (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
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-2670QM can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-2670QM is 45 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
45 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 i7-2670QM is manufactured in 32 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
32 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
PGA 988 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2020
280 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2670QM (47%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (100%)
Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2670QM (47%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
527 (37%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1407 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1764 (38%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
4620 (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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
622 (57%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1082 (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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2302 (56%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
4097 (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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211 (18%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.50 GHz
1152 (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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3750 (34%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
11042 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1201 (58%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.30 GHz
2065 (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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1151 (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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
5620 (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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
448 (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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
1921 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
67 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
480 (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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
176 (100%)

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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
894 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-2670QM AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Unknown Lenovo IdeaPad 5
Acer Swift 3

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