Core 2 Duo T7250 vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+1424%
Core 2 Duo T7250
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.45

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Core 2 Duo T7250 by a whopping 1424% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T7250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10252951
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency43.311.22
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)2 August 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T7250 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm65 nm
Die size156 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T7250 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 configuration11
SocketFP6PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T7250. 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, 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-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T7250 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 4500U and Core 2 Duo T7250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T7250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T7250.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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 4500U 6.86
+1424%
Core 2 Duo T7250 0.45

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 4500U 10903
+1438%
Core 2 Duo T7250 709

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 4500U 5337
+158%
Core 2 Duo T7250 2073

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 4500U 24156
+542%
Core 2 Duo T7250 3763

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 4500U 8934
+424%
Core 2 Duo T7250 1705

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 4500U 8.3
+442%
Core 2 Duo T7250 45

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 0.45
Recency 6 January 2020 2 August 2007
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 1424.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7250 in performance tests.


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