i5-5350H vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking64not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.60no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperIntel Core i5
Power efficiency13.43no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Broadwell-H (2015)
Release date25 November 2019 (4 years ago)15 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999$289

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads644
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier3731
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache128 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data182 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H 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)
SocketTR4FCBGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size256 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
Max video memory-32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.05 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGA-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA-N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-11.2/12
OpenGL-4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 November 2019 15 April 2015
Physical cores 32 2
Threads 64 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 47 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has an age advantage of 4 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i5-5350H, on the other hand, has 495.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Core i5-5350H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a desktop processor while Core i5-5350H is a notebook one.


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