i7-940XM Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 5 3600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition 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 evaluation22.81no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency16.26no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)5 February 2010 (14 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 i7-940XM 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 speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data296 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million774 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600 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 3600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1333
Maximum memory size128 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 5 February 2010
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 542.9% 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 3600 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition is a notebook one.


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