Ryzen 5 7520U vs i7-2960XM Extreme

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1109
Place by popularitynot in top-10031
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7EEMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiencyno data36.60
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,096no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size216 mm2100 mm2
Number of transistors1160 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 5 7520U 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
SocketSocket G2FP6
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 5 7520U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.598 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.66 2.85
Recency 4 September 2011 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520U has 331.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

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