Ryzen 9 4900HS vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6700
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.55
Ryzen 9 4900HS
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
10.65
+1836%

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by a whopping 1836% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3086831
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency0.3612.94
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Renoir (Zen 2) (2020)
Release dateno data7 March 2020 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 9 4900HS 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 speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die size143 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors291 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 9 4900HS 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
Socket775FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 9 4900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 9 4900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 9 4900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-4266
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 9 4900HS.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 0.55
Ryzen 9 4900HS 10.65
+1836%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Core 2 Duo E6700 975
Samples: 547
Ryzen 9 4900HS 18792
+1827%
Samples: 641

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 E6700 298
Ryzen 9 4900HS 1452
+387%

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 E6700 496
Ryzen 9 4900HS 6388
+1188%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2710
Ryzen 9 4900HS 5866
+116%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo E6700 5110
Ryzen 9 4900HS 37938
+642%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2354
Ryzen 9 4900HS 12448
+429%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 10.65
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 4900HS has a 1836.4% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 4900HS is a notebook one.

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