Ryzen 7 5700U vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6700
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62
Ryzen 7 5700U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
9.96
+1506%

Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by a whopping 1506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2789776
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.9062.84
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release dateno data12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache64 KB512 KB
L2 cache4 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die size143 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors291 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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
Socket775FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 7 5700U. 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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 7 5700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 0.62
Ryzen 7 5700U 9.96
+1506%

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 7 5700U 15821
+1498%

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 7 5700U 1408
+363%

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 7 5700U 5461
+965%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2710
Ryzen 7 5700U 5780
+113%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo E6700 5110
Ryzen 7 5700U 31131
+509%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2354
Ryzen 7 5700U 11662
+395%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 9.96
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has a 1506.5% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Ryzen 7 5700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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