i7-2960XM Extreme vs Ryzen 5 2500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1383	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	26.02	no data
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	26 October 2017 (7 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,096

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	20	27
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	216 mm2
Number of transistors	4950 Million	1160 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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	FP5	Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. 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	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	25.598 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-2960XM Extreme.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	4.50	0.66
Recency	26 October 2017	4 September 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt

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