Core 2 Duo E6540 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Duo E6540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	689	2865
Place by popularity	9	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.56	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	16.27	0.74
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)	1 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	no data
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	no data
Bus rate	no data	1333 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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)	no data
Socket	AM4	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Duo E6540. 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	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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 3600 and Core 2 Duo E6540 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Duo E6540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.60	0.53
Recency	7 July 2019	1 July 2007
Physical cores	6	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	65 nm

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