AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i7-7500U
48.4Single-core—
36.8Multi-core20.9
81.9Efficiencyspec-based66.4
—iGPU21.4
52.9Platformspec-based28.9
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-7500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-7500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
- Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 21
- 365% higher PassMark: 16,909 vs 3,636
- 300% higher cores: 8 vs 2
- 300% higher threads: 16 vs 4
- 300% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 4 MB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-7500U
- 35% higher Base clock: 2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2016 |
| Process | 7 nm+50% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | — | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+300% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 8 | — |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2 GHz | 2.7 GHz+35% |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz+29% | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+300% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | 2,000 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+100% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,976Bottom 19% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 7,013Bottom 19% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,455Bottom 28% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 10,654Bottom 43% | — |
| PassMark | 16,909+365%Bottom 39% | 3,636Bottom 5% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 320Bottom 5% |
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