Ryzen 7 7730U vs Xeon Silver 4215R
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 7730U outperforms Xeon Silver 4215R by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 7 7730U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 738 | 599 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.91 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Barcelo-U Refresh |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $794 | no data |
| Current price | $887 (1.1x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4215R 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4215R 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 | FCLGA3647 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 7 7730U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | 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 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 7 7730U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 7 7730U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 7 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
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 Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 7 7730U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
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 7 7730U outperforms Xeon Silver 4215R by 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 7 7730U outperforms Xeon Silver 4215R by 24% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 7 7730U outperforms Xeon Silver 4215R by 40% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon Silver 4215R outperforms Ryzen 7 7730U by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.70 | 12.06 |
| Recency | 24 February 2020 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Ryzen 7 7730U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215R in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4215R is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7730U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 7 7730U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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