i7-940XM Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking950not rated
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.50no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency11.25no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)5 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$1,096

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s2.5 GT/s
Multiplier3216
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size192 mm2296 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million774 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition 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)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 April 2017 5 February 2010
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

i7-940XM Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 18.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition is a notebook one.


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