Ryzen 5 4600G vs Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Ryzen 5 4600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated760
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data14.73
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date23 July 2007 (17 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Ryzen 5 4600G 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die size2x 143 mm2156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)62 °C95 °C
Number of transistors582 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Ryzen 5 4600G 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 configuration11
Socket775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Ryzen 5 4600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Ryzen 5 4600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Ryzen 5 4600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Ryzen 5 4600G.

PCIe version2.03.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2007 21 July 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600G has an age advantage of 12 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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