Ryzen 3 3200G vs Core 2 Duo E4600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E4600
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.49
Ryzen 3 3200G
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.48
+814%

Ryzen 3 3200G outperforms Core 2 Duo E4600 by a whopping 814% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 3 3200G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28981327
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.90
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency0.716.52
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release dateOctober 2007 (17 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 3 3200G 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm12 nm
Die size111 mm2210 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors167 million4,940 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 3 3200G 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)
SocketLGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 3 3200G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 3 3200G 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 E4600 and Ryzen 3 3200G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 3 3200G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 8

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 3 3200G.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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 E4600 0.49
Ryzen 3 3200G 4.48
+814%

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 E4600 785
Ryzen 3 3200G 7124
+808%

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 E4600 239
Ryzen 3 3200G 1075
+350%

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 E4600 384
Ryzen 3 3200G 3060
+697%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 4.48
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 3 3200G has a 814.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 3200G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E4600 in performance tests.


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