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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core 5 120U

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
48.4Single-core59.8
36.8Multi-core36.2
81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3
52.9Platformspec-based50.3
7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U7 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U scores 50.2 against 51.6 for Intel Core 5 120U. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core 5 120U edges ahead in single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 60% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 10,654 vs 6,659
  • 43% higher Base clock: 2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
  • 33% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 12 MB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 48
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB
  • 29% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,070 vs 7,013
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
  • 25% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,469 vs 1,976

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 5 120U
Announced20232024
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP—55 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 5 120U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads16+33%12
Base clock2 GHz+43%1.4 GHz
Boost clock4.5 GHz5 GHz+11%
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 5 120U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB96 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976Bottom 19%2,469+25%Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013Bottom 19%9,070+29%Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455Bottom 28%1,757+21%Top 44%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654+60%Bottom 43%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark16,909+14%Bottom 39%14,877Bottom 30%

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