Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Core 2 Duo E4500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E4500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.46
Ryzen 9 6900HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.84
+3126%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core 2 Duo E4500 by a whopping 3126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2936478
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.6740.13
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release dateJuly 2007 (17 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die size111 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C95 °C
Number of transistors167 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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
SocketLGA775FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo E4500 0.46
Ryzen 9 6900HS 14.84
+3126%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo E4500 734
Ryzen 9 6900HS 23566
+3111%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E4500 230
Ryzen 9 6900HS 1854
+706%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E4500 376
Ryzen 9 6900HS 8801
+2241%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.46 14.84
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HS has a 3126.1% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E4500 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6900HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E4500 and Ryzen 9 6900HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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