Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs i7-975 Extreme Edition

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated249
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.31
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Power efficiencyno data17.00
Architecture codenameNehalem (2008−2010)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speedno data4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/s162 MHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Die size263 mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistors731 Million6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 dataAM5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 7 7800X3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200
Maximum memory size24 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2009 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 7 7800X3D has an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 800% more advanced lithography process, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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