Intel Core i7-3610QE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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Intel Core i7-3610QE CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
Intel Core i7-3610QE AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3610QE or AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-3610QE has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3610QE was released in Q2/2012.

The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X was released in Q2/2018.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group AMD Ryzen 2000 (9)
3 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3610QE is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.30 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i7-3610QE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.30 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-3610QE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-3610QE supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-3610QE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-3610QE has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X is 95 W.

Intel Core i7-3610QE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3610QE has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X cache has a total of 16.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-3610QE Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
22 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
PGA 988 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2018
335 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3610QE (73%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3610QE (66%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
717 (73%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
988 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2911 (78%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3755 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5031 (53%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
9503 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1028 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
602 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2145 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.00 GHz
256 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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