Ryzen 5 5625U vs Core 2 Duo P9600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P9600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.69
Ryzen 5 5625U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.39
+1261%

Ryzen 5 5625U outperforms Core 2 Duo P9600 by a whopping 1261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9600 and Ryzen 5 5625U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2713809
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.6159.24
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)6 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9600 and Ryzen 5 5625U 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 speed2.66 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size107 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors410 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.212Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9600 and Ryzen 5 5625U 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
SocketPBGA479,PGA478FP6
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and Ryzen 5 5625U. 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, SMT, 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9600 and Ryzen 5 5625U 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 P9600 and Ryzen 5 5625U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and Ryzen 5 5625U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and Ryzen 5 5625U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 P9600 0.69
Ryzen 5 5625U 9.39
+1261%

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 P9600 1093
Ryzen 5 5625U 14909
+1264%

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 P9600 368
Ryzen 5 5625U 1581
+330%

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 P9600 663
Ryzen 5 5625U 5487
+728%

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 P9600 2971
Ryzen 5 5625U 5806
+95.4%

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 P9600 5507
Ryzen 5 5625U 29724
+440%

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 P9600 2375
Ryzen 5 5625U 11440
+382%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 9.39
Recency 1 January 2009 6 January 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 5625U has a 1260.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5625U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P9600 in performance tests.


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