AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
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 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3443 vs 3069
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24778 vs 18632

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443 vs 3069
PassMark - CPU mark	24778 vs 18632

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3069

3443

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18632

24778

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3069	3443
PassMark - CPU mark	18632	24778
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6849

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelo-R	Zen 3+
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	566	550
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	208 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 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	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
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
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
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		2400 MHz
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)