Ryzen 5 3580U vs Core 2 Duo E6850

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6850
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71
Ryzen 5 3580U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.56
+542%

Ryzen 5 3580U outperforms Core 2 Duo E6850 by a whopping 542% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Ryzen 5 3580U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26951299
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency1.0328.77
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Ryzen 5 3580U 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)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data210 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data4,940 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Ryzen 5 3580U 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Ryzen 5 3580U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Ryzen 5 3580U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Ryzen 5 3580U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 9

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Ryzen 5 3580U.

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 E6850 0.71
Ryzen 5 3580U 4.56
+542%

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 E6850 1130
Ryzen 5 3580U 7236
+540%

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 E6850 3057
Ryzen 5 3580U 4525
+48%

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 E6850 5830
Ryzen 5 3580U 18307
+214%

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 E6850 2661
Ryzen 5 3580U 5545
+108%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo E6850 51
Ryzen 5 3580U 7.17
+611%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 4.56
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3580U has a 542.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 441.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3580U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6850 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6850 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3580U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6850 and Ryzen 5 3580U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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