Ryzen 5 5600H vs i7-3910K

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3910K and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	729
Place by popularity	not in top-100	46
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	no data	22.46
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)	Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date	24 July 2013 (11 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3910K and Ryzen 5 5600H 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Multiplier	no data	33
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3910K and Ryzen 5 5600H 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	no data
Socket	2011	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3910K and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3910K and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 i7-3910K and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3910K and Ryzen 5 5600H.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 July 2013	12 January 2021
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

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