Ryzen 7 3750H vs Core 2 Duo P8600

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.53
Ryzen 7 3750H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
5.10
+862%

Ryzen 7 3750H outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by a whopping 862% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 3750H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28451206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency2.0113.79
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Picasso (Zen+) (2019)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 3750H 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 speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size81 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors274 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 3750H 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478FP5
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 3750H. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 3750H 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 P8600 and Ryzen 7 3750H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 3750H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 3750H.

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 P8600 0.53
Ryzen 7 3750H 5.10
+862%

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 P8600 847
Ryzen 7 3750H 8101
+856%

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 P8600 280
Ryzen 7 3750H 990
+254%

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 P8600 468
Ryzen 7 3750H 3070
+556%

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 P8600 2618
Ryzen 7 3750H 4770
+82.2%

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 P8600 4910
Ryzen 7 3750H 20687
+321%

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 P8600 2155
Ryzen 7 3750H 7431
+245%

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 P8600 34.63
Ryzen 7 3750H 7.44
+365%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Core 2 Duo P8600 1
Ryzen 7 3750H 9
+572%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Core 2 Duo P8600 118
Ryzen 7 3750H 734
+522%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Core 2 Duo P8600 65
Ryzen 7 3750H 144
+122%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Core 2 Duo P8600 2302
Ryzen 7 3750H 14749
+541%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Core 2 Duo P8600 1248
Ryzen 7 3750H 3768
+202%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 5.10
Recency 15 July 2008 6 January 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8600 has 40% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 3750H, on the other hand, has a 862.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 3750H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8600 in performance tests.


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