How do the scores compare?

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 48.6/100 overall; Intel Core 3 100U scores 47/100. AMD Ryzen 5 7530U wins 7 individual spec rows, Intel Core 3 100U wins 4.

What are the main differences between the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U and the Intel Core 3 100U?

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U advantages: 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2; 67% higher Base clock: 2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz; 60% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 10 MB; 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8; 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm. Intel Core 3 100U advantages: 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB; 15% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,295 vs 1,991.

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs Intel Core 3 100U

WINNER

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

Intel

Intel Core 3 100U

48.2Single-core49.4

33.9Multi-core33.6

81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3

49.9Platformspec-based45.9

7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7530U4 spec wins — Intel Core 3 100U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U wins this laptop processor face-off, 48.6 to 47, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+0). Intel Core 3 100U 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 7530U

200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
67% higher Base clock: 2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
60% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 10 MB
50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 3 100U

50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB
15% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,295 vs 1,991

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core 3 100U
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core 3 100U
Announced	2023	2024
Process	7 nm+30%	10 nm
Base TDP	15 W	15 W
Max TDP	—	55 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core 3 100U
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core 3 100U
Cores	6	6
Performance cores	6+200%	2
Efficiency cores	—	4
Threads	12+50%	8
Base clock	2 GHz+67%	1.2 GHz
Boost clock	4.5 GHz	4.7 GHz+4%
L3 cache	16 MB+60%	10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core 3 100U
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core 3 100U
iGPU	AMD Radeon Vega 7	Intel Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock	2,000 MHz	1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core 3 100U
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core 3 100U
Memory support	DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267	DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR5X-5200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory	64 GB	96 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core 3 100U
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U	Intel Core 3 100U
Geekbench 6 (single)	1,991Bottom 20%	2,295+15%Bottom 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)	7,067+2%Bottom 20%	6,940Bottom 19%
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,435Bottom 24%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	6,985Bottom 20%	—
PassMark	14,896+21%Bottom 30%	12,302Bottom 22%

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