Ryzen 5 5600 vs Core 2 Duo T7250

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7250 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated545
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiencyno data19.77
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date2 August 2007 (17 years ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7250 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die size143 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors291 Million4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.075V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7250 and Ryzen 5 5600 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
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7250 and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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 T7250 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 T7250 and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7250 and Ryzen 5 5600. 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 T7250 and Ryzen 5 5600.

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.



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.

Core 2 Duo T7250 709
Ryzen 5 5600 21576
+2943%

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.

Core 2 Duo T7250 217
Ryzen 5 5600 2052
+846%

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.

Core 2 Duo T7250 345
Ryzen 5 5600 8617
+2398%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 August 2007 20 April 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7250 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T7250 and Ryzen 5 5600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T7250 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.


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Intel Core 2 Duo T7250
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