Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Core 2 Duo P8700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2800	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency	2.26	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Die size	107 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1V - 1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	BGA479,PGA478	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX (+), 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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 P8700 and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt

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