Ryzen 5 8645HS vs Core 2 Quad Q7600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Ryzen 5 8645HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated498
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data30.41
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date31 August 2009 (15 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Ryzen 5 8645HS 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 speed2.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size2x 82 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Ryzen 5 8645HS 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
Socket775FP8
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Ryzen 5 8645HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Ryzen 5 8645HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Ryzen 5 8645HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Ryzen 5 8645HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 August 2009 6 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 8645HS has an age advantage of 14 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Ryzen 5 8645HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q7600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 8645HS is a notebook one.


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