Ryzen 5 5600H vs Core 2 Duo E8500

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Aggregated performance score

Core 2 Duo E8500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads
0.82
Ryzen 5 5600H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads
11.03
+1245%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 1245% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2469640
Place by popularitynot in top-10046
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation1.55no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)7 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price$59 no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed Specifications

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 speed3.16 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.17 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB384 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, 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-+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4, DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7

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 E8500 0.82
Ryzen 5 5600H 11.03
+1245%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 1245% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo E8500 1262
Ryzen 5 5600H 17053
+1251%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 1251% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo E8500 388
Ryzen 5 5600H 1610
+315%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 315% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo E8500 642
Ryzen 5 5600H 5779
+800%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 800% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 0.82 11.03
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

The Ryzen 5 5600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8500 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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