i7-2920XM Extreme vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-2920XM Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking702not rated
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.79no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency16.25no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$1,096

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-2920XM 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data216 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million1160 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-2920XM 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)
SocketAM4Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-2920XM Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-2920XM Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-2920XM 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 5 3600 and Core i7-2920XM Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1600
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s25.598 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 9 January 2011
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

i7-2920XM Extreme, on the other hand, has 18.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-2920XM Extreme. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Core i7-2920XM Extreme is a notebook one.


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