Core i7-4771 vs Ryzen 7 3700U

Both the Core i7-4771 and Ryzen 7 3700U share an identical 4-core/8-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 3.9 GHz on the Core i7-4771 versus 4 GHz on the Ryzen 7 3700U — a 2.5% clock advantage for the Ryzen 7 3700U (base: 3.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz). The Core i7-4771 uses the Haswell (2013−2015) architecture (22 nm), while the Ryzen 7 3700U uses Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) (12 nm). In PassMark, the Core i7-4771 scores 7,141 against the Ryzen 7 3700U's 7,049 — a 1.3% lead for the Core i7-4771. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,139 vs 794, a 35.7% lead for the Core i7-4771 that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 3,910 vs 3,115 (22.6% advantage for the Core i7-4771). L3 cache: 8 MB (total) on the Core i7-4771 vs 4 MB (total) on the Ryzen 7 3700U.

The Core i7-4771 uses the LGA1150 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Ryzen 7 3700U uses FP5 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR3-1600 on the Core i7-4771 versus DDR4-2400 on the Ryzen 7 3700U — the Ryzen 7 3700U supports 28.6% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Ryzen 7 3700U supports up to 64 GB of RAM compared to 32 GB — 66.7% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 16 (Core i7-4771) vs 12 (Ryzen 7 3700U) — the Core i7-4771 offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: H81,B85,H87,Z87,H97,Z97 (Core i7-4771) and FP5 (Ryzen 7 3700U).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d (Core i7-4771) vs AMD-V (Ryzen 7 3700U). Both include integrated graphics — Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Core i7-4771) and Radeon RX Vega 10 (Ryzen 7 3700U) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i7-4771 targets Desktop, Ryzen 7 3700U targets Mainstream Laptop.