Ryzen 7 5700X vs Core 2 Duo SL9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated383
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.80
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiencyno data24.44
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date1 March 2009 (15 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.13 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size107 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors410 Million4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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
SocketBGA956AM4
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 7 5700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI-+
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 SL9600 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 SL9600 and Ryzen 7 5700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 7 5700X.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 SL9600 2054
Ryzen 7 5700X 6527
+218%

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 SL9600 3281
Ryzen 7 5700X 42876
+1207%

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 SL9600 43.1
Ryzen 7 5700X 3.39
+1171%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2009 4 April 2022
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo SL9600 has 282.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5700X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 7 5700X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SL9600 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5700X is a desktop one.


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