Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs i5-520E
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 497 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 30.32 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere (2010−2011) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 19 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $210 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | PRO, 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 |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon 680M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 0.77 | 15.98 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 19 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
i5-520E has 28.6% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, on the other hand, has 1975.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 433.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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