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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
37.7Single-core48.4
31.8Multi-core36.8
81.9Efficiencyspec-based81.9
46.3iGPU—
36.9Platformspec-based52.9
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.2 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+11) and multi-core (+5). AMD Ryzen 5 5500U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

  • Stronger single-core score: 48 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 32
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 8 MB
  • 48% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 10,654 vs 7,209
  • 34% higher PassMark: 16,909 vs 12,592

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 7730U
Announced20212023
Process7 nm7 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 7730U
Cores68+33%
Performance cores68+33%
Threads1216+33%
Base clock2.1 GHz+5%2 GHz
Boost clock4 GHz4.5 GHz+13%
L3 cache8 MB16 MB+100%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 7730U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon Vega 8
iGPU clock1,800 MHz2,000 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 7730U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory—64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 7 7730U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%1,976+30%Bottom 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872Bottom 12%7,013+19%Bottom 19%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%1,455+24%Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%10,654+48%Bottom 43%
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%16,909+34%Bottom 39%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%—

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