Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE vs i7-2960XM Extreme

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1012
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7EEAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiencyno data18.63
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,096no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2735
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size216 mm2156 mm2
Number of transistors1160 Million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE 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
SocketSocket G2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE 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 i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.598 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.66 3.04
Recency 4 September 2011 21 July 2020
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE has 360.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-2960XM Extreme and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-2960XM Extreme is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE is a desktop one.


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