Ryzen 7 6800H vs Core 2 Duo T5900

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5900
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.41
Ryzen 7 6800H
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.73
+3493%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core 2 Duo T5900 by a whopping 3493% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen 7 6800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2981477
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency1.1130.98
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen 7 6800H 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 speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen 7 6800H 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
SocketSocket PFP7
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen 7 6800H. 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
AMT+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen 7 6800H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen 7 6800H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen 7 6800H. 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 ( - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen 7 6800H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 T5900 0.41
Ryzen 7 6800H 14.73
+3493%

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 T5900 652
Ryzen 7 6800H 23395
+3488%

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 T5900 273
Ryzen 7 6800H 1877
+588%

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 T5900 466
Ryzen 7 6800H 9056
+1843%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo T5900 2123
Ryzen 7 6800H 6421
+202%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T5900 3997
Ryzen 7 6800H 39319
+884%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo T5900 1864
Ryzen 7 6800H 13602
+630%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.41 14.73
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5900 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 6800H, on the other hand, has a 3492.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 6800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5900 in performance tests.


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