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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i5-8250U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-8250U
34.1Inno Score
48.4Single-core31.5
36.8Multi-core24
81.9Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU25.8
52.9Platformspec-based35
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U0 spec wins — Intel Core i5-8250U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.2 to 34.1, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+17) and multi-core (+13). Intel Core i5-8250U 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 single-core score: 48 vs 32
  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 24
  • 243% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 10,654 vs 3,108
  • 193% higher PassMark: 16,909 vs 5,777
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-8250U

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

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-8250U
Announced20232017
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP—25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-8250U
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—0
Threads16+100%8
Base clock2 GHz+25%1.6 GHz
Boost clock4.5 GHz+32%3.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-8250U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel UHD Graphics 620
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-8250U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory64 GB+100%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i5-8250U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976Bottom 19%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013Bottom 19%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455+66%Bottom 28%874Bottom 6%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654+243%Bottom 43%3,108Bottom 7%
PassMark16,909+193%Bottom 39%5,777Bottom 7%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—389Bottom 8%

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