Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS vs Core i3-2330E

Place in performance ranking	2266	458
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+)
Release date	1 June 2011 (13 years ago)	19 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2330E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	6 nm
Die size	149 mm²	208 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	624 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2330E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 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
Socket	FCPGA988	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2330E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-2330E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2330E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2330E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 3000	AMD Radeon 680M
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2330E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2330E and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-2330E 1.18

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 14.67
+1143%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS outperforms Core i3-2330E by 1143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i3-2330E 1823

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 22697
+1145%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS outperforms Core i3-2330E by 1145% in Passmark.