Ryzen 9 6980HS vs i5-3610ME

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 ranking	2052	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	4.54	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	1 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	6 nm
Die size	118 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °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 configuration	1	1
Socket	G2 (988B)	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 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 extensions	no data	MMX, 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 2	no 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 types

unknown Dual-channel

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD 4000

AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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

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