i7-2960XM Extreme vs Ryzen 5 3550H

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1229not rated
Place by popularity80not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency13.23no data
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,096

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3550H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0DMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2127
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography12 nm32 nm
Die size209.78 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4940 Million1160 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3550H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s25.598 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Core i7-2960XM Extreme.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 4.50 0.66
Recency 6 January 2019 4 September 2011
Chip lithography 12 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 5 3550H has 581.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

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