Ryzen 7 5800H vs Core 2 Duo T5550
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T5550 and Ryzen 7 5800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 511 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 72 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Cezanne-H (Zen 3) |
| Release date | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $144 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T5550 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.83 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.83 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus support | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V-1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T5550 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 | PPGA478 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Ryzen 7 5800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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, SME |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T5550 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 T5550 and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 T5550 and Ryzen 7 5800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Ryzen 7 5800H.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 3206% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 672% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 1641% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 230% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 981% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Core 2 Duo T5550 by 762% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2008 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 54 Watt |
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