AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18622 vs 18267

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs Jan 2022
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18622 vs 18267

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3092 vs 3066

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3092 vs 3066

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3066

3092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18622

18267

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
PassMark - Single thread mark	3066	3092
PassMark - CPU mark	18622	18267

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelo-R	Zen 3+
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	565	557
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	208 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Max memory channels		2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)