Intel Core i7-4770S vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

Last updated: 2024-03-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4770S		AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-4770S or AMD Ryzen 5 8500G - 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 i7-4770S has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4770S was released in Q2/2013. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G was released in Q1/2024.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Core i 4000 (64)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8000G (14)
4	Generation	6
Haswell S	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-3770S	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-4770S is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Core i7-4770S	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
4	Cores	6
8	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.10 GHz (3.90 GHz)	A-Core	4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz) 2x Zen 4
--	B-Core	3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) 4x Zen 4c

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 i7-4770S	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
--	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 4600	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.80 GHz
7.5	GPU Generation	10
22 nm	Technology	4 nm
3	Max. displays	4
20	Compute units	4
160	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 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 4600	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
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
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-4770S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-4770S	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR5-5200
32 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	6.00 MB
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	14
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	27.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-4770S has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is 65 W.
Intel Core i7-4770S	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-4770S has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G cache has a total of 22.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-4770S	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
22 nm	Technology	4 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1150	Socket	AM5 (LGA 1718)
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
Q2/2013	Release date	Q1/2024
280 $	Release price	179 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4770S (44%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4770S (34%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (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 i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	914 (47%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1965 (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 i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	3310 (38%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	8768 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1102 (41%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2686 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	3704 (33%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	11063 (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 i7-4770S Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz	384 (27%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.80 GHz	1434 (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 i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	6610 (30%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	21862 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	101 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	742 (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 i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	961 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	4310 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	1886 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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