Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs i7-5960X Extreme Edition

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Power efficiencyno data51.81
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Strix Halo (2025)
Release date29 August 2014 (10 years ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm4 nm
Die size355.52 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors2600 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP11
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition and Ryzen AI Max+ 395. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition and Ryzen AI Max+ 395. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 8060S

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition and Ryzen AI Max+ 395.

PCIe version3.004.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 August 2014 6 January 2025
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 22 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen AI Max+ 395 has an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 154.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a notebook one.

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