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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
48.4Single-core50.7
36.8Multi-core28.9
81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU48.2
52.9Platformspec-based43.3
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U2 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.2 to 45.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+8). Intel Core i3-1215U 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

  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 29
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 106% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 10,654 vs 5,182
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 68% higher PassMark: 16,909 vs 10,082

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

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

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20232022
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 i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock2 GHz+67%1.2 GHz
Boost clock4.5 GHz+2%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+60%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976Bottom 19%2,082+5%Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013+35%Bottom 19%5,213Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455Bottom 28%1,512+4%Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654+106%Bottom 43%5,182Bottom 16%
PassMark16,909+68%Bottom 39%10,082Bottom 20%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,067Bottom 39%

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