Ryzen 5 4680U vs Core 2 Duo SU9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 5 4680U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	919
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency	no data	51.49
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$289	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 5 4680U 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	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	8 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Die size	107 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 5 4680U 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.

Socket	BGA956	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 5 4680U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 5 4680U 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 SU9600 and Ryzen 5 4680U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 5 4680U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2009	13 April 2021
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

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