Ryzen 5 2600X vs Core 2 Solo ULV U2200

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 and Ryzen 5 2600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated865
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.33
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data8.73
Architecture codenameMerom-L (2007)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release dateSeptember 2007 (17 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 and Ryzen 5 2600X 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz4.25 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm12 nm
Die size143 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors291 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 and Ryzen 5 2600X 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA 956AM4
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 and Ryzen 5 2600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 and Ryzen 5 2600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 and Ryzen 5 2600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 and Ryzen 5 2600X.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 95 Watt

Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 has 1800% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 2600X, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 and Ryzen 5 2600X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Solo ULV U2200 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop one.


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