Core 2 Duo E4500 vs Ryzen 5 2400G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1074 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.98 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Allendale (2006−2009) |
| Release date | 12 February 2018 (6 years ago) | July 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | no data |
| Current price | $121 (0.7x MSRP) | $66 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | 111 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,950 million | 167 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| 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 | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500 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 Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
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 5 2400G outperforms Core 2 Duo E4500 by 1082% 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 5 2400G outperforms Core 2 Duo E4500 by 352% 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 5 2400G outperforms Core 2 Duo E4500 by 722% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo E4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
