AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U vs Intel Core i9-12900H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U and Intel Core i9-12900H 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U

Intel Core i9-12900H

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 4 Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900H

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 11% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1572864x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3802 vs 3099
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28159 vs 19273

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	17.5 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3802 vs 3099
PassMark - CPU mark	28159 vs 19273

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3099

3802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19273

28159

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U	Intel Core i9-12900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3099	3802
PassMark - CPU mark	19273	28159
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7534

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U	Intel Core i9-12900H
Essentials
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	4 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	450	420
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$617
Processor Number		i9-12900H
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1120 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	17.5 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	20
Transistor count	10,700 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s 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	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0x46A6
Execution Units		96
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
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)