Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core 2 Duo E8500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.81
Ryzen 5 5600X
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+1648%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by a whopping 1648% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking2497480
Place by popularitynot in top-10015
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.5537.62
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299
Current price$59 $268 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5600X has 2327% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E8500.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.17 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB32 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size107 mm22x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C95 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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
SocketLGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
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 5600X 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 5600X 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 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

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 0.81
Ryzen 5 5600X 14.16
+1648%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 1648% based on our aggregate 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 1260
Ryzen 5 5600X 21904
+1638%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 1638% 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 387
Ryzen 5 5600X 2094
+441%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 441% 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 638
Ryzen 5 5600X 8657
+1257%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by 1257% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 14.16
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm

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


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