AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i5-8259U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and Intel Core i5-8259U 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

Intel Core i5-8259U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3050 vs 2201
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18506 vs 7872

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 3 April 2018
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3050 vs 2201
PassMark - CPU mark	18506 vs 7872

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8259U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
393216x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	6 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8259U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3050

2201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18506

7872

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Intel Core i5-8259U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3050	2201
PassMark - CPU mark	18506	7872
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		75.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.118
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3247
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		6697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		11568
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3247
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		6697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		11568

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Intel Core i5-8259U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelo-R	Coffee Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	3 April 2018
Place in performance rating	571	580
Processor Number		i5-8259U
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	123 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		20 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		46x24
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x3EA5
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)