i7-975 Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 5 3500X

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1092not rated
Place by popularity91not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency4.87no data
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date24 September 2019 (6 years ago)2 June 2009 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i7-975 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million731 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i7-975 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GB24 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 September 2019 2 June 2009
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500X has an age advantage of 10 years, 50% more physical cores, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

i7-975 Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

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