Core i7-965 Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 5 3500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1261	not rated
Place by popularity	32	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i7EE
Architecture codename	Picasso-U (Zen+)	Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	17 November 2008 (15 years ago)
Current price	$672	$150

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U 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	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	no data	6.4 GT/s
L1 cache	128K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4500 Million	731 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U 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	FP5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	24 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U 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	6 January 2019	17 November 2008
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	130 Watt

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