Ryzen 7 7730U vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60

Place in the ranking	2809	659
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	0.49	73.98
Architecture codename	Toledo (2006)	Barcelo-U Refresh (2023)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Ryzen 7 7730U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	1000 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Ryzen 7 7730U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Ryzen 7 7730U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Ryzen 7 7730U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Ryzen 7 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Ryzen 7 7730U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.58	11.95
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	90 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 7 7730U has a 1960.3% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 633.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7730U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 7730U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Ryzen 7 7730U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.