AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
  • 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 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3437 vs 3073
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24706 vs 18929
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 7 nm
L3 cache 16 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3437 vs 3073
PassMark - CPU mark 24706 vs 18929

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3073
3437
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18929
24706
Name AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark 3073 3437
PassMark - CPU mark 18929 24706
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6849

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Essentials

Launch date 4 Jan 2023 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating 552 548
Architecture codename Zen 3+
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 2000 MHz 3.3 GHz
Die size 180 mm² 208 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) 4 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 4.9 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 16
Transistor count 10,700 million
Unlocked

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
Sockets supported FP6 FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 4.0

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 2400 MHz

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)