Ryzen 3 5425C vs i7-920

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2243not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.12no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.53no data
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Barcelo (Zen 3) (2022−2023)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)5 May 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$340no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-920 and Ryzen 3 5425C 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 speed2.66 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size263 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °C95 °C
Number of transistors731 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920 and Ryzen 3 5425C 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366FP6
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920 and Ryzen 3 5425C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-920 and Ryzen 3 5425C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920 and Ryzen 3 5425C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920 and Ryzen 3 5425C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920 and Ryzen 3 5425C.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 5425C has a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core i7-920 and AMD Ryzen 3 5425C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-920 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 5425C is a notebook one.

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