i7-2960XM Extreme vs Ryzen 3 2200U

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 2200U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1831not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency14.26no data
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,096

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2200U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2527
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2216 mm2
Number of transistors4950 Million1160 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2200U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 2200U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1600
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s25.598 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.98 0.66
Recency 26 October 2017 4 September 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 3 2200U has 351.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

i7-2960XM Extreme, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 2200U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. We've got no test results to judge.


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