Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Duo T2600

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Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2600 and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core DuoAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date5 January 2006 (18 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$440no data

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2600 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 speed2.16 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache0 KB512 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die size90 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors151 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.1625V - 1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2600 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479FP7/FP7r2
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2600 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core Duo T2600 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 Duo T2600 and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2600 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo T2600 and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 January 2006 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 45 Watt

Duo T2600 has 45.2% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 6980HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core Duo T2600 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.


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