AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i5-1240U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and Intel Core i5-1240U 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

Intel Core i5-1240U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18286 vs 12726

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18286 vs 12726

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1240U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Around 56% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3130 vs 3029

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	800 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	12.5 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3130 vs 3029

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-1240U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3029

3130

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18286

12726

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Intel Core i5-1240U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3029	3130
PassMark - CPU mark	18286	12726

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Intel Core i5-1240U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelo-R	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating	592	609
Processor Number		i5-1240U
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	800 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	12.5 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	12 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	10
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	9 Watt
Package Size		28.5 x 19
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		14
Graphics
Device ID		0x46AA
Execution Units		80
Graphics max dynamic frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
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
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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)