Core i5 vs Ryzen 7 7730U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7730U and Core i5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	590	1765
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.78
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Barcelo-U Refresh	no data
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$194

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7730U and Core i5 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	8 (Octa-Core)	no data
Threads	16	no data
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	no data
Die size	180 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7730U and Core i5 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	1	no data
Socket	FP6	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Core i5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 3, 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	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Core i5 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Core i5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Core i5.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Ryzen 7 7730U outperforms Core i5 by 456% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.07	2.17
Recency	4 January 2023	1 October 2023

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