Ryzen 7 7730U vs Ryzen 9 6900HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 6900HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.84
+27.6%
Ryzen 7 7730U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.63

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Ryzen 7 7730U by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 7730U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking477672
Place by popularitynot in top-100100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency40.1373.38
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Barcelo-U Refresh (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm7 nm
Die size208 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 configuration11
SocketFP7FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 7730U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX, 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 7730U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 7730U.

PCIe version4.03.0
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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 14.84
+27.6%
Ryzen 7 7730U 11.63

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 23566
+27.5%
Ryzen 7 7730U 18480

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 1853
+12.7%
Ryzen 7 7730U 1644

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 8797
+38.5%
Ryzen 7 7730U 6353

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 6405
+2.6%
Ryzen 7 7730U 6243

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 39960
+22.3%
Ryzen 7 7730U 32670

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 5.49
Ryzen 7 7730U 4.37
+25.6%

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 25
+29.9%
Ryzen 7 7730U 19

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 9 6900HS 2161
+18.1%
Ryzen 7 7730U 1830

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 245
+6.1%
Ryzen 7 7730U 231

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 2.95
+6.9%
Ryzen 7 7730U 2.76

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 11.1
+9.9%
Ryzen 7 7730U 10.1

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 6488
+10.3%
Ryzen 7 7730U 5881

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.  

Ryzen 9 6900HS 124
+36%
Ryzen 7 7730U 91

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.  

Ryzen 9 6900HS 266
+12.4%
Ryzen 7 7730U 236

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HS 9224
+21.8%
Ryzen 7 7730U 7573

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HS 227
Ryzen 7 7730U 296
+30.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HS 1537
+3.9%
Ryzen 7 7730U 1480

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 6900HS 5805
+8.4%
Ryzen 7 7730U 5356

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 6900HS 62006
+25.5%
Ryzen 7 7730U 49425

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 6900HS 281
+6.8%
Ryzen 7 7730U 263

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HS 1527
+15.6%
Ryzen 7 7730U 1321

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HS 197
Ryzen 7 7730U 211
+6.6%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HS 382
Ryzen 7 7730U 500
+30.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.84 11.63
Integrated graphics card 14.92 9.06
Chip lithography 6 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HS has a 27.6% higher aggregate performance score, 64.7% faster integrated GPU, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 7 7730U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 7730U in performance tests.


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