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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i7-1255U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-1255U
48.6Inno Score
48.4Single-core52.8
36.8Multi-core32.6
81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU55.7
52.9Platformspec-based47.7
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U4 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1255U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.2 to 48.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+4). Intel Core i7-1255U 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 33
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 57% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 10,654 vs 6,800
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
  • 33% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 12 MB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-1255U

  • Stronger single-core score: 53 vs 48
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
  • 10% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,600 vs 1,455

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i7-1255U
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 i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i7-1255U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads16+33%12
Base clock2 GHz+18%1.7 GHz
Boost clock4.5 GHz4.7 GHz+4%
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i7-1255U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel Iris Xe (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i7-1255U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i7-1255U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976Bottom 19%2,130+8%Bottom 25%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013+6%Bottom 19%6,600Bottom 17%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455Bottom 28%1,600+10%Bottom 41%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654+57%Bottom 43%6,800Bottom 20%
PassMark16,909+31%Bottom 39%12,941Bottom 25%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,496Top 42%

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