EPYC 7502 vs Core 2 Duo E6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and EPYC 7502 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2823	140
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	7.70
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	0.84	15.88
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	no data	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,600

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and EPYC 7502 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	2 (Dual-core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	no data	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.35 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	25
L1 cache	64 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	143 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	291 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and EPYC 7502 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	1	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	775	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and EPYC 7502. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and EPYC 7502 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and EPYC 7502. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.58	30.21
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	180 Watt

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