Ryzen 7 4700U vs Core 2 Duo P8600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.53
Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
8.41
+1487%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by a whopping 1487% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 4700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2858907
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency2.0153.06
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 4700U 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)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache128 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB4 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size81 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors274 Million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 4700U 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
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478FP6
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 4700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
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 4700U 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 4700U 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 4700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Ryzen 7 4700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 P8600 0.53
Ryzen 7 4700U 8.41
+1487%

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 849
Ryzen 7 4700U 13356
+1473%

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 4700U 1354
+384%

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 4700U 4914
+950%

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 4700U 5524
+111%

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 4700U 24771
+404%

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 4700U 8629
+300%

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 4700U 7.89
+339%

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 4700U 13
+817%

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 4700U 1095
+828%

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 4700U 180
+177%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Core 2 Duo P8600 2302
Ryzen 7 4700U 20656
+797%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Core 2 Duo P8600 1248
Ryzen 7 4700U 4351
+249%

Geekbench 2

Core 2 Duo P8600 3466
Ryzen 7 4700U 16771
+384%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 8.41
Recency 15 July 2008 6 January 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 4700U has a 1486.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8600 in performance tests.


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