Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U vs i7-12700K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-12700K
2021
12 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
21.78
+82.7%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.92

Core i7-12700K outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking244655
Place by popularity73not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.87no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency16.4975.21
Architecture codenameAlder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)Barcelo-U Refresh (2023)
Release date4 November 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$409no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 4.0no data
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm7 nm
Die size215.25 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700FP6
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.805 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 770AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.5 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-12700K 21.78
+82.7%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 11.92

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-12700K 34598
+82.8%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 18929

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-12700K 2555
+64.8%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 1550

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-12700K 13786
+142%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 5694

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-12700K 9305
+52.3%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 6108

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-12700K 63484
+88.2%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 33735

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-12700K 16827
+92.1%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 8758

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-12700K 2.66
+292%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 10.43

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-12700K 38
+119%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 18

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-12700K 3325
+89.4%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 1756

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-12700K 272
+18.8%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 229

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-12700K 3.29
+22.8%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 2.68

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-12700K 15.7
+274%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 4.2

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-12700K 10389
+97%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 5274

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-12700K 179
+88.4%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 95

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-12700K 350
+58.1%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 221

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-12700K 14016
+114%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 6560

Blender(-)

i7-12700K 173
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 302
+74.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-12700K 1912
+33%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 1438

7-Zip Single

i7-12700K 6270
+19%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 5269

7-Zip

i7-12700K 73439
+59.9%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 45924

WebXPRT 3

i7-12700K 304
+19.5%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 254

CrossMark Overall

i7-12700K 1999
+65.6%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 1207

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.78 11.92
Integrated graphics card 6.16 9.05
Recency 4 November 2021 4 January 2023
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 10 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

i7-12700K has a 82.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U, on the other hand, has 46.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-12700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-12700K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-12700K and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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