Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Ryzen 5 7430U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7430U outperforms Core 2 Quad Q6600 by a whopping 831% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 821 | 2517 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 67.88 | 1.04 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022−2023) | Kentsfield (2007) |
| Release date | 1 September 2023 (1 year ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 7430U and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 582 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 7430U and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7430U and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7430U and Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz) | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.61 | 1.14 |
| Recency | 1 September 2023 | no data |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 105 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7430U has a 830.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2023 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7430U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 7430U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop one.
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