Intel Core i3-5015U vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-5015U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
Intel Core i3-5015U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-5015U and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-5015U 2 core processor released in Q1/2015 with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
Intel Core i 5000U (16) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5025U/7030U (9)
5 Generation 4
Broadwell U Architecture Barcelo (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-5015U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U clocks with 2.00 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-5015U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-5015U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
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Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 5500 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.00 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 8
192 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 5500 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-5015U, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i3-5015U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-5015U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-5015U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
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10 W TDP down 8 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-5015U has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Core i3-5015U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1168 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2015 Release date Q4/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-5015U (37%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-5015U (15%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
535 (37%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1460 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1125 (15%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
7300 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
665 (36%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1857 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1337 (20%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
6714 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (16%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 2.00 GHz
2048 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1878 (10%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
19670 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
82 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
496 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
85 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
214 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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