AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U and AMD Ryzen 5 6600U 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 PRO 7730U

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 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
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19273 vs 16792

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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19273 vs 16792

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3195 vs 3099

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3195 vs 3099

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3099

3195

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19273

16792

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3099	3195
PassMark - CPU mark	19273	16792

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Essentials
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	450	441
Architecture codename		Zen 3+
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.9 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
Transistor count	10,700 million
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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	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		15-28 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™)