Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Core 2 Duo E6550

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6550 and Ryzen 9 6980HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2814not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.81no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release dateJuly 2007 (17 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6550 and Ryzen 9 6980HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.33 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die size143 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C95 °C
Number of transistors291 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6550 and Ryzen 9 6980HS 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
SocketPLGA775FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Ryzen 9 6980HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6550 and Ryzen 9 6980HS 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 Core 2 Duo E6550 and Ryzen 9 6980HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Ryzen 9 6980HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Ryzen 9 6980HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 6980HS has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6550 and Ryzen 9 6980HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6550 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6980HS is a notebook one.


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