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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core 3 304

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 3 304
49.1Inno Score
48.4Single-core59.2
36.8Multi-core30.6
81.9Efficiencyspec-based93
—iGPU40.4
52.9Platformspec-based37.2
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U4 spec wins — Intel Core 3 304

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U scores 50.2 against 49.1 for Intel Core 3 304. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 31
  • 700% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 1
  • 220% higher threads: 16 vs 5
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB
  • 102% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 10,654 vs 5,263

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 3 304

  • Stronger single-core score: 59 vs 48
  • 71% lower process: 2 nm vs 7 nm
  • 22% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,407 vs 1,976
  • 21% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,765 vs 1,455

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 3 304
Announced20232026
Process7 nm2 nm+71%
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP—35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 3 304
Cores8+60%5
Performance cores8+700%1
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+220%5
Base clock2 GHz+33%1.5 GHz
Boost clock4.5 GHz+5%4.3 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 3 304
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel Graphics (1 Xe3-core)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz2,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 3 304
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 3 304
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976Bottom 17%2,407+22%Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013+17%Bottom 20%5,987Bottom 14%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455Bottom 27%1,765+21%Top 43%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654+102%Bottom 43%5,263Bottom 16%
PassMark16,909+39%Bottom 40%12,194Bottom 22%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—753Bottom 30%

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