Ryzen 5 8640HS vs Core 2 Duo SL9600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 5 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiencyno data41.72
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date1 March 2009 (15 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 speed2.13 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size107 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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
SocketBGA956FP8
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 5 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 SL9600 and Ryzen 5 8640HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 5 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 5 8640HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2009 6 December 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 28 Watt

Core 2 Duo SL9600 has 64.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8640HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Ryzen 5 8640HS. We've got no test results to judge.


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