Ryzen 7 7730U vs Ryzen 5 1600AF

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600AF and Ryzen 7 7730U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated657
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data73.98
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Barcelo-U Refresh (2023)
Release date11 October 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600AF 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
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF and Ryzen 7 7730U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF and Ryzen 7 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF and Ryzen 7 7730U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2019 4 January 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 7730U has an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600AF and Ryzen 7 7730U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600AF is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 7730U is a notebook one.


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