Core 2 Duo T9800 vs Ryzen 5 4500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 25 Watt
7.00
+797%
Core 2 Duo T9800
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.78

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Core 2 Duo T9800 by a whopping 797% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T9800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10122637
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency26.012.07
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$530

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T9800 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 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.92 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache11 MB (shared)6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size156 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T9800 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6BGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T9800. 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-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T9800 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 T9800 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 T9800. 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)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Duo T9800.

PCIe version3.0no 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 7.00
+797%
Core 2 Duo T9800 0.78

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 10913
+797%
Core 2 Duo T9800 1216

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
+46.9%
Core 2 Duo T9800 3633

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
+253%
Core 2 Duo T9800 6839

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
+240%
Core 2 Duo T9800 2626

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.00 0.78
Recency 6 January 2020 1 January 2009
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 797.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T9800 in performance tests.


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