Ryzen 5 5500U 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 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+1571%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Core 2 Duo E4600 by a whopping 1571% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2898929
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.7131.00
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release dateOctober 2007 (17 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die size111 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C105 °C
Number of transistors167 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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
SocketLGA775FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 5 5500U. 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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 5 5500U 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 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 5 5500U 8.19
+1571%

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 5 5500U 13010
+1557%

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 5 5500U 1287
+438%

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 5 5500U 4528
+1079%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 8.19
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 1571.4% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E4600 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E4600 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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