Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Core 2 Duo SP9600

Place in the ranking	2710	532
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency	2.67	46.87
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date	1 March 2009 (15 years ago)	1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	54 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	6 MB	no data
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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.

Socket	BGA479,BGA956,PBGA479	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 SP9600 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 880M

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.71	13.94
Recency	1 March 2009	1 October 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	28 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP9600 has -87.5% more threads, and 12% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 1863.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SP9600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.