i7-3940XM Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1326	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	27.84	no data
Architecture codename	Picasso (2019−2022)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	8 April 2019 (5 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-3940XM 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 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	DMI
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
Multiplier	21	30
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	22 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4940 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-3940XM 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)	no data
Socket	FP5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition. 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	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition 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 PRO 3500U and Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	12 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt

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