Core 2 Duo SU9600 vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Core 2 Duo SU9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1406not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.17no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency5.87no data
Architecture codenameSummit Ridge (Zen) (2017)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109$289

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core 2 Duo SU9600 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB3 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size213 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Core 2 Duo SU9600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core 2 Duo SU9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1200 and Core 2 Duo SU9600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core 2 Duo SU9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core 2 Duo SU9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Core 2 Duo SU9600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 1 April 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Ryzen 3 1200 has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo SU9600, on the other hand, has 550% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 1200 and Core 2 Duo SU9600. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 3 1200 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo SU9600 is a notebook one.


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AMD Ryzen 3 1200
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