Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U vs i7-3930K

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3930K and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1189	931
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.53	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency	3.76	50.15
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)	Renoir-U PRO (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date	14 November 2011 (12 years ago)	7 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$611	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3930K and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	435 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,270 million	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3930K and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3930K and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	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
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-3930K and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3930K and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3930K and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64.23 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3930K and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.36	8.25
Recency	14 November 2011	7 May 2020
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

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