Core 2 Duo E4700 vs Ryzen 5 3450U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.25
+646%
Core 2 Duo E4700
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Core 2 Duo E4700 by a whopping 646% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E4700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13702814
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)no data
Power efficiency26.810.83
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date1 May 2020 (4 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E4700 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache384 KB64 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography12 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data111 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C73 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million167 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E4700 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP5PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E4700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E4700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E4700 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E4700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 3450U 4.25
+646%
Core 2 Duo E4700 0.57

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.

Ryzen 5 3450U 6745
+643%
Core 2 Duo E4700 908

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.25 0.57
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 3450U has a 645.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 441.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3450U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E4700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E4700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E4700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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