Core 2 Duo P8700 vs Ryzen Z2
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z2 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8700 by a whopping 2625% 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 | 561 | 3131 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 22.59 | 0.93 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (1 year ago) | 1 January 2009 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $209 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Ryzen Z2 and Core 2 Duo P8700: 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 | 3.3 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 3 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1V - 1.25V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Z2 and Core 2 Duo P8700 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.
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | BGA479,PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 and Core 2 Duo P8700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen Z2 and Core 2 Duo P8700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Z2 and Core 2 Duo P8700 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z2 and Core 2 Duo P8700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 14.99 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 1 January 2009 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen Z2 has a 2625% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
Core 2 Duo P8700, on the other hand, has 12% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Z2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 in performance tests.
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