i7-8510Y vs Ryzen 9 5900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Intel Core i7
Power efficiency31.52no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)4 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads244
Base clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplier3018
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache64 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,150 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size128 GB16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 617
Max video memory-16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 January 2021 4 April 2019
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 7 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900 has an age advantage of 1 year, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i7-8510Y, on the other hand, has 828.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i7-8510Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor while Core i7-8510Y is a notebook one.


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