Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Core 2 Duo SU9600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 9 6900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated448
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiencyno data32.68
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$289no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 speed1.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Die size107 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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
SocketBGA956FP7
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
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 SU9600 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 SU9600 and Ryzen 9 6900HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. 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 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 9 6900HX.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 45 Watt

Core 2 Duo SU9600 has 350% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 6900HX, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. We've got no test results to judge.


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