i7-2655QM vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-2655QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1303	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i7
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	8 April 2019 (5 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-2655QM 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	2.1 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	21	21
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	216 mm2
Number of transistors	4940 Million	1160 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-2655QM 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	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-2655QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-2655QM 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 PRO 3500U and Core i7-2655QM 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 PRO 3500U and Core i7-2655QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	21.335 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 PRO 3500U and Core i7-2655QM.

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	8 April 2019	4 September 2011
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

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