i7-4940MX Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 5 7520U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7520U and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1112not rated
Place by popularity27not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency36.60no data
Architecture codenameMendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)19 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7520U and Core i7-4940MX 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography6 nm22 nm
Die size100 mm2no data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7520U and Core i7-4940MX 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt57 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7520U and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition. 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++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 7520U and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7520U and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7520U and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7520U and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes416

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 September 2022 19 January 2014
Chip lithography 6 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 57 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520U has an age advantage of 8 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.

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