Ryzen 3 4300U vs Core 2 Duo T6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T6600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.50
Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.68
+836%

Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by a whopping 836% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6600 and Ryzen 3 4300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28941285
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency1.3517.72
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date6 January 2009 (15 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Ryzen 3 4300U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size107 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors410 Million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Ryzen 3 4300U 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
SocketPGA478FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Ryzen 3 4300U. 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, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
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 T6600 and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 T6600 and Ryzen 3 4300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Ryzen 3 4300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Ryzen 3 4300U.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 T6600 0.50
Ryzen 3 4300U 4.68
+836%

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 T6600 793
Ryzen 3 4300U 7437
+838%

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 T6600 257
Ryzen 3 4300U 1268
+393%

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 T6600 405
Ryzen 3 4300U 3396
+739%

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 T6600 1947
Ryzen 3 4300U 6068
+212%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 4.68
Recency 6 January 2009 6 January 2020
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 4300U has a 836% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 4300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T6600 in performance tests.


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