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Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

Review

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Single-Core Performance
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Performance
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Power Efficiency
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Benchmarks

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Specifications

Comparing technical specifications of the Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme and AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

General

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Name Core i7-3960X Extreme Ryzen 7 7840HS
Segment Desktop Laptop
Codename Sandy Bridge Phoenix
Release Date Nov 2011 Mar 2023
Integrated Graphics None Radeon 780M
Unlocked Multiplier No No

CPU

Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Base Clock 3.30 3.80
Turbo Clock 0.00 5.10
L1 Cache 384 KB 512 KB
L2 Cache 1.5 MB 8 MB
L3 Cache 15 MB 16 MB

Package

Lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Socket LGA2011 FP7
TDP 130 35
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