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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
48.4Single-core53.6
36.8Multi-core35.8
81.9Efficiencyspec-based80
52.9Platformspec-based31.1
7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U4 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.2 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+1). Apple M1 (8-core) 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 7 7730U

  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 41% higher Boost clock: 4.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 37% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 10,654 vs 7,760

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 54 vs 48
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,350 vs 7,013
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,340 vs 1,976

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20232020
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
Base TDP15 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M1 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock4.5 GHz+41%3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Apple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,000 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory64 GB+300%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976Bottom 19%2,340+18%Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013Bottom 19%8,350+19%Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455Bottom 28%1,500+3%Bottom 32%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654+37%Bottom 43%7,760Bottom 25%
PassMark16,909+20%Bottom 39%14,122Bottom 29%

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