Ryzen 5 5600H vs Core 2 Duo E8500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.81
Ryzen 5 5600H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.66
+1216%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Core 2 Duo E8500 by a whopping 1216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2610738
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency1.1822.40
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.16 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.17 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache64 KB384 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H. 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
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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 5 5600H 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 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

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 E8500 0.81
Ryzen 5 5600H 10.66
+1216%

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 E8500 1281
Ryzen 5 5600H 16932
+1222%

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 E8500 389
Ryzen 5 5600H 1604
+312%

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 E8500 638
Ryzen 5 5600H 5787
+807%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 10.66
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600H has a 1216% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8500 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8500 and Ryzen 5 5600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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