AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Apple M1

Processor comparisons   25-02-2023
   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Apple M1 and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, machine learning, rendering, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like RealBench, 3DMark, Furmark, SuperPi, AIDA64, WPrime, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Prime95, PCMark 10, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Blender, VeraCrypt, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Fortnite
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Valorant
Apex Legends
Halo Infinite
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 or AMD Ryzen 7 7730U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 7730U

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 7730U

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	95.8
Valorant	108.4	108.9
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	61.0
Apex Legends	101.9	102.4
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	81.7
Overwatch	87.8	88.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	75.1
DOOM Eternal	54.2	54.5
Warzone	84.6	84.9
Assassin's Creed	91.1	91.5
Valheim	90.0	90.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 7730U

322%

388%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 7730U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Apple M1
Cinbench 15 Single-core	141	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2083	1163
Cinbench 20 Single-core	319	402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4959	1987
Cinbench 23 Single-core	788	1512
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13603	7782

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Apple M1
Single-Core	1651	3413
Multi-Core	21929	22028

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Apple M1
Single-Core	1449	1746
Multi-Core	7261	7683

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Apple M1
Announcement date	January 04, 2023	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	M1
Core name	Barcelo R	4x Firestorm;4x Icestorm
Architecture	Zen 3	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	5	1
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	12200 millions	16000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	4267	4266
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB	2MB
L2 cache	4MB	16MB
L3 cache	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	100-000000942	APL1102

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 is 37% better than Ryzen 7 7730U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 7730U is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 is better: 21
Although it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and Apple M1 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 7730U specs and review.

• Apple M1 specs and review.