Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs i7-7740K

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7740K and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1390
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data26.42
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-X (2017)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release dateno data26 October 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7740K and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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)
Threadsno data8
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7740K and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1151FP5
Power consumption (TDP)112 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7740K and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-7740K and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7740K and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 i7-7740K and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardHD 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7740K and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 112 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has 646.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-7740K and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-7740K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is a notebook one.


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