Ryzen 5 5600HS vs Core 2 Duo P9700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9700 and Ryzen 5 5600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2682not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.43no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size107 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors410 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.012V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9700 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 configuration11
SocketPGA478FP6
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. 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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 P9700 and Ryzen 5 5600HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Ryzen 5 5600HS.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2009 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo P9700 has 25% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

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