Traditionally, Ryzen Mobile has always been compared to the new Intel 8th generation 'Kaby Lake-R' U-series chips, given similar TDP values and they've proven themselves to be worthy competitors to Intel's latest offerings, especially in multi-core performance. The HQ-series CPUs from Intel generally have an advantage considering their clock speeds and higher TDPs. While the Core i7-7700HQ does have about a 10% lead in single-core and 5% lead in multi-core scores, it is good to see that the 15W Ryzen 7 2700U is performing very closely to the 45W Intel offering. Also, the Ryzen 7 trails slightly longer in the single-core test when compared to the 8th generation Intel Core i7-8550U, which has similar TDP but has a comfortable 26% lead in the multi-core score. For those who require capable multimedia performance without spending too much or requiring larger cooling mechanisms, the Ryzen 7 2700U is a godsend.

Note: The higher multi-core score for the Acer Nitro 5 with Core i7-7700HQ is with cooler booster on and the lower score is without the cooler booster. Single-core scores were not affected with or without cooler booster.

