i7-2960XM Extreme vs Ryzen 5 3550H

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1232	not rated
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	13.22	no data
Architecture codename	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,096

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3550H 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	21	27
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4940 Million	1160 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3550H 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP5	Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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 Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	25.598 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	4.50	0.66
Recency	6 January 2019	4 September 2011
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

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