Intel Core 7 350 vs AMD Ryzen 7 170

55 out of 100
Intel Core 7 350
VS
52 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 170

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.5 GHz Intel Core 7 350 with 6-cores against the 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 170 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 170 and 350
Advantages of Intel Core 7 350
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 6 nanometers
  • Newer - released 6 months later
  • 28% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2612 vs 2045 points
  • 1% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.75 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 170
  • Has 10 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More powerful Radeon 680M integrated graphics: 3.4 vs 1.3 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core 7 350 +38%
119
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
720
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1829 -

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core 7 350 +28%
2612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7982
10126
File compression - 955 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 73.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 216.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 302.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 202.8 pages/sec
Background blur - 48.6 images/sec
Photo processing - 84.5 images/sec
Ray tracing - 18.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core 7 350 +32%
4103
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
15052
20609
Integer math 33.8 GOps/sec 79.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 43.1 GOps/sec 44.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 107M Primes/sec 48M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17M Strings/sec 27.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 10.8 GBytes/sec 15.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 141.2 MBytes/sec 265.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 1163 Frames/sec 877 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.8B Matrices/sec 18.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 10 & 99 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
170.68

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 30.4 PPW 13.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 532.1 PPW 187.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1003.5 PPW 381.6 PPW
Blender / Watt - 3.16 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core 7 350 and AMD Ryzen 7 170

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released April 16, 2026 October 1, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Wildcat Lake Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Model number 350 -
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Radeon 680M
Intel CPU rating (#108th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#97th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 8
P-Threads 2 16
Base Frequency (P) 1.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.75 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.4 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 6 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 15x 32x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 6 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 35-54 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 35 W -
Socket FCBGA1516 FP7
Peak Temperature 100°C 95°C
Laptop processors ranking (145th and 175th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Radeon 680M
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2600 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 768
TMUs 16 48
ROPs 8 32
Execution Units 4 12
TGP 25 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.3 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 170 +162%
3.4 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-6400
- DDR5-4800
- LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 1 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core 7 350 official page AMD Ryzen 7 170 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 6 20

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