Core 2 Duo T5600 vs A6 Pro-7050B

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Aggregate performance score

A6 Pro-7050B
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.64
+56.1%
Core 2 Duo T5600
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.41

A6 Pro-7050B outperforms Core 2 Duo T5600 by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27792992
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency3.561.14
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)28 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$241

Detailed specifications

A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cache1024 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm65 nm
Die size245 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2410 Million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.0375V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP3PPGA478, PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
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

A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count3no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์192no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Core 2 Duo T5600.

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.

A6 Pro-7050B 0.64
+56.1%
Core 2 Duo T5600 0.41

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.

A6 Pro-7050B 1010
+53.5%
Core 2 Duo T5600 658

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.

A6 Pro-7050B 1468
Core 2 Duo T5600 1560
+6.2%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A6 Pro-7050B 47.98
+1.7%
Core 2 Duo T5600 48.8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 0.41
Recency 4 June 2014 28 July 2006
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 34 Watt

A6 Pro-7050B has a 56.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The A6 Pro-7050B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5600 in performance tests.


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