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Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U: CPU benchmarks and laptop guide

Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U — meets the recommended CPU requirement in 49 of 69 cataloged games, 5 models in the catalog.

Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U — meets the recommended CPU requirement in 49 of 69 cataloged games , 5 laptop models in the used-laptop catalog . This guide covers what the chip delivers, where it sits among laptop CPUs in 2026, and which laptops carry it.

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U is the eight-core Renoir processor that brought real multithreading to 15 W business laptops in 2020, and five catalog models carry it — every one of them a ThinkPad. Against the 69 games the catalog tracks, it meets the recommended CPU requirement in 49 of them. This guide covers where the chip ranks among laptop CPUs, what it brings, and which machines were built around it.

Where the Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U sits in 2026

A catalog score of 60.5 places the chip 161st of 741 scored laptop CPUs — around the top quarter of the table. The neighborhood is full of newer parts: the Core i5-11300H (60.9), Core Ultra 5 338H (60.8) and Ryzen 7 8745HS (60.8) just above, with the Ryzen 7 260 (60.5), Ryzen 5 4600HS (60.4) and Core Ultra 5 336H (60.3) just below. Holding a band alongside 2023–2024 processors while drawing a fraction of their power is this chip's signature — it was the efficiency surprise of 2020 and still ranks respectably.

What the chip brings

Renoir is an 8-core, 16-thread design on a 7 nm process, rated at just 15 W in its U-class configuration: 1.7 GHz base with boosts up to 4.1 GHz. Public benchmarks record a single-core score of 1,343 and a multi-core score of 5,132 — eight-core throughput in the power envelope of an ultrabook, which is exactly why business fleets adopted it. The catalog holds no discrete-GPU pairing for the roster machines, so graphics run on the integrated solution.

Games: CPU-side readiness

Measured purely as a processor, the chip clears the recommended CPU tier for 49 of 69 cataloged games, including Counter-Strike 2, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Metro Exodus, PUBG, Returnal, Black Myth Wukong and Ghost of Tsushima. Eighteen titles sit at the minimum tier — Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring, Fortnite and Alan Wake 2 among them — and only Starfield and Helldivers 2 ask for more processor than this. These verdicts are CPU-only, and here the disclaimer matters more than usual: the ThinkPads carrying this chip have no discrete GPU, so actual gaming performance is decided entirely by the integrated graphics and installed RAM.

Laptops that carry it

The roster is all Lenovo business hardware from 2019–2020: the ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 at $302, T14s Gen 1 at $426, L14 Gen 1 at $264 and L15 Gen 1 at $316, plus the ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 ultrabook at $318. The laptops around it typically show a median energy efficiency of 89, mobility of 76, portability of about 68 and office comfort of 75 — figures that describe proper road-warrior machines, light and long-running rather than gaming-capable.

Bottom line

The Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U is one of the smartest used-laptop buys for productivity: eight cores at 15 W, a top-quarter rank among 741 chips, and host ThinkPads priced between $264 and $426 in this catalog. It suits remote workers, students and office fleets that value battery life and multitasking headroom. What it is not is a gaming platform — without discrete graphics, the CPU's 49-of-69 recommended-tier coverage stays theoretical, and buyers should treat any gaming as a bonus of the integrated GPU, not a purchase reason.

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Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U at a glance

Catalog score
60.5
#174 of 737 laptop CPUs
Games (CPU rec.)
49 / 69
meet the recommended CPU tier
Laptops
5
models in the catalog
Released
2020
Cores / threads
8 / 16
Base clock
1.7 GHz
up to 4.1 GHz
TDP
15 W
U
Process
7 nm
Architecture
Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Generation
Ryzen 4000
GeekBench (single-core): 1,343 GeekBench (multi-core): 5,132

🤔 How to choose

Universal advice for any use case.

  • Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
  • Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.9).
  • Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.9).

🎮 Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U — CPU-side game readiness

Whether the chip meets each game's minimum / recommended CPU requirement. CPU-only check — the laptop's GPU and RAM also matter.

Game CPU verdict
Counter-Strike 2 ✓ Recommended
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Recommended
Metro Exodus ✓ Recommended
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Recommended
Returnal ✓ Recommended
Resident Evil Village ✓ Recommended
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Recommended
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Recommended
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Recommended
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Recommended
Dead Space Remake ✓ Recommended
Lies of P ✓ Recommended
Sons of the Forest ✓ Recommended
Dying Light 2 ✓ Recommended
49 of 69 cataloged games list this chip at or above their recommended CPU requirement — full spec page. Verdicts: ✓ recommended tier, ⚠ minimum tier, ✗ below minimum. CPU-side only — a discrete GPU and sufficient RAM are still required for modern titles.

Laptops with the Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U

5 matched models — newest first. Names link to the full review.

Model Year Class Price
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 2020 Business $302
ThinkPad L14 Gen 1 2020 Business $264
ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 2020 Ultrabook $318
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 1 2020 Business $426
ThinkPad L15 Gen 1 2019 Business $316

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