Ryzen 5 5600HS vs Core 2 Duo T5600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5600 and Ryzen 5 5600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Cezanne-HS (Zen 3)
Release date	28 July 2006 (17 years ago)	7 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$241	no data
Current price	$31 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5600 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.83 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.83 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Die size	143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.0375V-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5600 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	PPGA478, PBGA479	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5600 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. 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
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5600 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 T5600 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 T5600 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. 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 7

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 July 2006	7 January 2021
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	35 Watt

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