AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i9-12900KF. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2022
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
Released
Q4/2021
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
Intel Core i9-12900KF

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 7730U or Intel Core i9-12900KF? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i9-12900KF has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    358 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7730U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    252 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    367 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    99 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    249 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    183 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    186 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    19 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 46% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    16 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-12900KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    19 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    341 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    23 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    25 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    19 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    19 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    65 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    6 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    55 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    19 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    30 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    30 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
Intel Core i9-12900KF Intel Core i9-12900KF
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen 7 left arrow Intel Core i9
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5025U/7030U left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-11900KF
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir) left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
  • GPU frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q4/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-12900KF and AMD Ryzen 7 7730U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and Intel Core i9-12900KF to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 228 W / 56 s
  • TDP down
    8 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    FP6 left arrow LGA 1700
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 3.75 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 30.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Barcelo (Zen 3) left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow BX8071512900KF

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and Intel Core i9-12900KF.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1460
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
1990
Intel Core i9-12900KF
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
7300
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
17595
Intel Core i9-12900KF

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