Core 2 Duo E7500 vs Ryzen 5 5560U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.55
+1226%
Core 2 Duo E7500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Core 2 Duo E7500 by a whopping 1226% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Core 2 Duo E7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7942688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRyzen 5no data
Power efficiency60.251.05
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 December 2021 (2 years ago)10 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz0.93 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB3 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size180 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U 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 configuration11
SocketFP6LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U 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-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5560U and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 5560U and Core 2 Duo E7500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Core 2 Duo E7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Core 2 Duo E7500.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes8no 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 5560U 9.55
+1226%
Core 2 Duo E7500 0.72

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 5560U 15172
+1227%
Core 2 Duo E7500 1143

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 5560U 1671
+383%
Core 2 Duo E7500 346

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 5560U 6325
+1017%
Core 2 Duo E7500 566

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.55 0.72
Recency 1 December 2021 10 January 2009
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5560U has a 1226.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5560U and Core 2 Duo E7500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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