EPYC 9634 vs Duo T2600
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9634 outperforms Core Duo T2600 by a whopping 23442% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3391 | 24 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.28 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core Duo | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.36 | 8.97 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 5 January 2006 (19 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $440 | $10,304 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Duo T2600 and EPYC 9634 have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core Duo T2600 and EPYC 9634 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) | 84 |
| Threads | 2 | 168 |
| Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 2.25 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 22.5 |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 384 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 90 mm2 | 12x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 151 Million | 78,840 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 1.1625V - 1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core Duo T2600 and EPYC 9634 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 | 2 |
| Socket | PPGA478, PBGA479 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 290 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2600 and EPYC 9634. 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 |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core Duo T2600 and EPYC 9634 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 Duo T2600 and EPYC 9634 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2600 and EPYC 9634. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo T2600 and EPYC 9634.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 61.21 |
| Recency | 5 January 2006 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 84 |
| Threads | 2 | 168 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 290 Watt |
Duo T2600 has 835.5% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9634, on the other hand, has a 23442.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 4100% more physical cores and 8300% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9634 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Duo T2600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core Duo T2600 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9634 is a server/workstation one.
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