Ryzen 5 5600 vs i7-965 Extreme Edition

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated554
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Power efficiencyno data19.77
Architecture codenameNehalem (2008−2010)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date17 November 2008 (16 years ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size263 mm281 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors731 Million4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600 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 dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size24 GBno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 November 2008 20 April 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600 has an age advantage of 13 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

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