i7-965 Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 5 2400G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1149	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.66	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	7.99	no data
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date	8 January 2018 (6 years ago)	17 November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	6.4 GT/s
Multiplier	36	24
L1 cache	386 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	263 mm2
Number of transistors	4950 Million	731 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	24 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 January 2018	17 November 2008
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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