Ryzen 3 5425C vs Core 2 Duo E8500

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 3 5425C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2594not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency1.16no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Barcelo (Zen 3) (2022−2023)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)5 May 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 3 5425C 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 speed3.16 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.17 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size107 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 3 5425C 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
SocketLGA775FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 3 5425C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
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 E8500 and Ryzen 3 5425C 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 E8500 and Ryzen 3 5425C are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 3 5425C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-3200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 3 5425C.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 5425C has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 3 5425C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 5425C is a notebook one.


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