i7-980X Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 7 3700U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700U and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1305	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	28.39	no data
Architecture codename	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700U and Core i7-980X 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	QPI
Bus rate	no data	6.4 GT/s
Multiplier	23	25
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	239 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4940 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700U and Core i7-980X 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 7 3700U and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Core i7-980X 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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 10

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	130 Watt

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