Ryzen 9 5900H vs Core 2 Duo T6400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6400 and Ryzen 9 5900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	531
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	7 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$33	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6400 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6400 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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	PGA478	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6400 and Ryzen 9 5900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6400 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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 T6400 and Ryzen 9 5900H are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2009	7 January 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

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