Core 2 Duo E6700 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by a whopping 2585% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 413 | 2855 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | Core 2 Duo (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 45.31 | 0.91 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) | Conroe (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 13 June 2023 (1 year ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 | FP7/FP8 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.65 | 0.62 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS has a 2585.5% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop one.
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