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AMD Ryzen 7 7736U vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
57.5Inno Score
VS
WINNER
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
57.6Inno Score
59.9Single-core67.2
44Multi-core47.4
84.2Efficiencyspec-based73.5
65.3iGPU—
52.9Platformspec-based49.3
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7736U8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 7 7736U scores 57.5 against 57.6 for AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme edges ahead in single-core and multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 7736U

  • 167% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 3
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
  • 35% higher Base clock: 2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

  • Stronger single-core score: 67 vs 60
  • Stronger multi-core score: 47 vs 44
  • 33% lower process: 4 nm vs 6 nm
  • 27% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,963 vs 1,548
  • 25% higher Max TDP: 35 W vs 28 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7736U versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7736UAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Announced20232025
Process6 nm4 nm+33%
Base TDP15 W+46%28 W
Max TDP28 W35 W+25%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7736U versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7736UAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Cores88
Performance cores8+167%3
Efficiency cores—5
Threads1616
Base clock2.7 GHz+35%2 GHz
Boost clock4.7 GHz5 GHz+6%
L3 cache16 MB16 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7736U versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7736UAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
iGPUAMD Radeon 680MAMD Radeon Graphics (16 cores)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz2,900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7736U versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7736UAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Memory supportDDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600
Max memory64 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7736U versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7736UAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,781Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—12,316Top 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,548Bottom 24%1,963+27%Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,768Bottom 46%13,686+7%Top 50%
PassMark21,886Bottom 48%23,200+6%Top 47%
PassMark (single thread)3,363Bottom 29%3,899+16%Top 31%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,303Top 35%—

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