Ryzen 3 1300 vs Core 2 Duo E6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Ryzen 3 1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2808not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.84no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Zen (2017−2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)11 April 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Ryzen 3 1300 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data96 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Ryzen 3 1300 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
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Ryzen 3 1300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Ryzen 3 1300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Ryzen 3 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 3 1300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

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