Ryzen 5 3400G vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6700
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
6.05
+831%

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by a whopping 831% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27661106
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.918.49
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)12 June 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 5 3400G 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)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
Multiplierno data37
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data210 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 5 3400G 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 5 3400G. 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) E6700 and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 0.65
Ryzen 5 3400G 6.05
+831%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 990
Ryzen 5 3400G 9252
+835%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E6700 304
Ryzen 5 3400G 1133
+273%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E6700 513
Ryzen 5 3400G 3631
+608%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 6.05
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 3400G has a 830.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Ryzen 5 3400G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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