Ryzen 7 5700U vs i7-2960XM Extreme

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated767
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7EEAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiencyno data62.92
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,096no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 5700U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2718
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size216 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1160 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 7 5700U. 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 7 5700U 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 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
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 RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.66 9.03
Recency 4 September 2011 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has 1268.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

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