Ryzen 9 6980HS vs i5-3610ME

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 9 6980HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2052not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency4.54no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 9 6980HS 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm6 nm
Die size118 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 9 6980HS 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
SocketG2 (988B)FP7
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 9 6980HS. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 9 6980HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 9 6980HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 9 6980HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 4000AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 9 6980HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

i5-3610ME has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 6980HS, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 266.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-3610ME and Ryzen 9 6980HS. We've got no test results to judge.


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