AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and Intel Core i3-1215U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
  • Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18506 vs 10828
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 480 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 18506 vs 10828

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
  • Around 88% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 655360x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3295 vs 3050
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
L2 cache 7.5 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache 10 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3295 vs 3050

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1215U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3050
3295
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18506
10828
Name AMD Ryzen 7 7730U Intel Core i3-1215U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3050 3295
PassMark - CPU mark 18506 10828

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U Intel Core i3-1215U

Essentials

Architecture codename Barcelo-R Alder Lake
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating 571 568
Launch price (MSRP) $309
Processor Number i3-1215U
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 2000 MHz
Die size 180 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 480 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) 7.5 MB
L3 cache 16MB (shared) 10 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 16 8
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP6 FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Package Size 50 x 25

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 20

Graphics

Device ID 0x46B3
Execution Units 64
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)