Core 2 Duo E7500 vs Ryzen 5 3450U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.41
+488%

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Core 2 Duo E7500 by a whopping 488% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13642683
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)no data
Power efficiency26.811.05
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 May 2020 (4 years ago)10 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz0.93 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB3 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography12 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E7500 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
SocketFP5LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E7500. 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 E7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E7500. 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)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E7500.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 4.41
+488%
Core 2 Duo E7500 0.75

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 6742
+490%
Core 2 Duo E7500 1142

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.41 0.75
Recency 1 May 2020 10 January 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 3450U has a 488% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 275% 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 E7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and Core 2 Duo E7500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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