AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Laptop Processor

The AMD Ryzen 7 4700U is a higher-end member of the Ryzen 4000 U series laptop processor line released in 2020. It has eight processing cores as opposed to six and four found in other popular Ryzen 4000 U chips – the Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 3 4300U. You can find all of these processors in typical mid-range and upper-mid-range laptops.

Besides effortless everyday computing, the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U (and 5 4500U) provide some good potential for intensive computing tasks like video editing. The Ryzen 7 4700U has a faster Radeon integrated graphics processor than the Radeon IGPs in the Ryzen 5 and 3. Nevertheless, they are all basic non-gaming solutions, but still capable of running many of the popular game titles.

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U CPU Benchmark

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Benchmark

Benchmark results show the 15-Watt Ryzen 7 4700U can compete even with 35-Watt and 45-Watt H-series high-performance-class chips by AMD and Intel. Furthermore, the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U is faster than all comparable 15-Watt Intel Core U (current 10th Gen) series processors.

Note: The benchmark scores of the listed processors are averages measured across various devices with these processors. The scores and real-world performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U and compared CPUs may vary depending on the notebooks' other components, settings, cooling, and other factors. However, the benchmark results are good indicators of the processors' performance.

Specifications of the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

Here are the most important specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U:

Processor Name

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

CPU Family

AMD Ryzen "Renoir"

Number of Cores

Eight-core / 1 computing thread per core

CPU Clock Speed

2 – 4.1 GHz

Cache Size

12MB

Memory Support

DDR4 (3200 MHz max. speed)
LPDDR4 (4266 MHz max. speed)

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon Graphics of Ryzen 7 4700U

Power Consumption

15W

Production Technology

7-nanometer

Typical Use

Mainstream laptops & 2-in-1 PCs

Notable Technologies

Turbo boost – dynamic speed boosting for optimal performance and battery life
Virtualization – allows the processor to run multiple operating systems simultaneously using virtual platforms

Year of Release

2020

Published on May 21, 2020

User Reviews and Q&A on the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

Below you can read and submit user reviews, questions, and answers about the processor. Thank you for your contribution.

  1. Question

    Shailesh Chavhan

    Can I buy Lenovo Yoga 6 with Ryzen 7 4700u 16 gb ram, 8 core, 8 threads…. For video editing most probably (1080). And what about 4k?

  2. Question

    Merrick

    Can I go video editing with Sony Vegas Pro with just Ryzen 7 4700U without any dedicated video graphics card?
    Videos will only be until 1080p

    • Rishab Ray

      well to be honest most of the time it can but sometimes mehh but most cases it does fairly well especially in content creation.

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