Intel Core m3-7Y32 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

Last updated: 2023-04-26

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core m3-7Y32		AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
CPU comparison Intel Core m3-7Y32 or AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS - 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 m3-7Y32 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core m3-7Y32 was released in Q2/2017. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS was released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core M (16)	Family	AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
Intel Core M 7 (2)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 5000H (11)
7	Generation	4
Kaby Lake Y	Architecture	Cezanne (Zen 3)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core m3-7Y32 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core m3-7Y32 is 1.10 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS is at 3.00 GHz (4.60 GHz).
Intel Core m3-7Y32	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
2	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.10 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core m3-7Y32	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core m3-7Y32 or AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 615	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.75 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	9
14nm	Technology	7 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	8
192	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
16 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12	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 615	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core m3-7Y32 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.8 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 m3-7Y32	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	Memory	LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
10	PCIe lanes	12
9.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core m3-7Y32 is 4.5 W, while the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core m3-7Y32	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
4.5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
7 W	TDP up	54 W
3.75 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core m3-7Y32 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.
Intel Core m3-7Y32	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
14 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 1515	Socket	FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2017	Release date	Q2/2021
281 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-7Y32 (47%)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core m3-7Y32 (17%)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	629 (43%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1478 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1273 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	12794 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	773 (52%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1488 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1588 (19%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	8577 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	951 (47%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	2004 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	1776 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	6886 (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 m3-7Y32 Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz	346 (19%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.75 GHz	1792 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	2706 (12%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	22010 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	578 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	5002 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	161 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	5413 (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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	121 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.60 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 m3-7Y32 2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	266 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core m3-7Y32	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Apple MacBook 12	Unknown

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