Ryzen 7 7735HS vs i7-2960XM Extreme

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 7735HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated458
Place by popularitynot in top-10093
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Power efficiencyno data40.75
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Rembrandt-HS Refresh (2023)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,096no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 7735HS 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 data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.75 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size216 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors1160 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 7735HS 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 G2FP7
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 7735HS. 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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 7735HS 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 7735HS 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 7735HS. 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 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 7 7735HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.66 15.98
Recency 4 September 2011 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 7735HS has 2321.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

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