AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and AMD Ryzen 7 7730U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3608 vs 3068
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25104 vs 18620

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3608 vs 3068
PassMark - CPU mark	25104 vs 18620

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1MB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3608

3068

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25104

18620

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3608	3068
PassMark - CPU mark	25104	18620
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6155

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	533	565
Architecture codename		Barcelo-R
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2000 MHz
Die size	178 mm²	180 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)