Ryzen 9 3950X vs i5-430UM

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data21.98
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2010 (14 years ago)14 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier9no data
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB64 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size81+114 mm22 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382+177 Million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA1288AM4
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.286x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency500 MHz-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-430UM 627
Ryzen 9 3950X 38744
+6079%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2010 14 November 2019
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 4 32
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 105 Watt

i5-430UM has 483.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 3950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-430UM and Ryzen 9 3950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-430UM is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 3950X is a desktop one.


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