Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE vs Core 2 Duo P9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2664	715
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.00
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	21 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data
Current price	$109 (0.3x MSRP)	$1000

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Die size	107 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE 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,PBGA479,PGA478	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
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
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE 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 P9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE.

PCIe version

no data

4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE outperforms Core 2 Duo P9500 by 1470% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.64	10.05
Recency	15 July 2008	21 July 2020
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

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