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.

 

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: 18983 vs 16545
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 18983 vs 16545

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: 3173 vs 3073
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 7 nm
L3 cache 16 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3173 vs 3073

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3073
3173
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18983
16545
Name AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3073 3173
PassMark - CPU mark 18983 16545

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Essentials

Launch date 4 Jan 2023 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating 555 545
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™)