Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs i3-7310U

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7310U and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated492
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data30.39
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date4 July 2017 (7 years ago)19 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7310U and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7310U and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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
Socketno dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7310U and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataPRO, 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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7310U and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 Core i3-7310U and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 620AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7310U and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.42 15.98
Recency 4 July 2017 19 April 2022
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

i3-7310U has 200% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, on the other hand, has 560.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

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