Ryzen 7 7730U vs Athlon II X3 445

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 445
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.15
Ryzen 7 7730U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.66
+914%

Ryzen 7 7730U outperforms Athlon II X3 445 by a whopping 914% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 445 and Ryzen 7 7730U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2386670
Place by popularitynot in top-100100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency1.1473.52
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Barcelo-U Refresh (2023)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$91no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 445 and Ryzen 7 7730U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores3 (Tri-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads316
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size169 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors300 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 445 and Ryzen 7 7730U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 445 and Ryzen 7 7730U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 445 and Ryzen 7 7730U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 445 and Ryzen 7 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 445 and Ryzen 7 7730U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X3 445 1.15
Ryzen 7 7730U 11.66
+914%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X3 445 1826
Ryzen 7 7730U 18522
+914%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X3 445 294
Ryzen 7 7730U 1643
+459%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X3 445 644
Ryzen 7 7730U 6351
+886%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.15 11.66
Recency 11 May 2010 4 January 2023
Physical cores 3 8
Threads 3 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 7730U has a 913.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7730U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 445 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X3 445 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 7730U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X3 445 and Ryzen 7 7730U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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