Core 2 Duo E6700 vs Ryzen 3 4300U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.77
+645%
Core 2 Duo E6700
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.64

Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by a whopping 645% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 4300U and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12722772
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Core 2 Duo (Desktop)
Power efficiency29.540.91
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 4300U and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm65 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 4300U and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700.

PCIe version3.0no data

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 4.77
+645%
Core 2 Duo E6700 0.64

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 7431
+651%
Core 2 Duo E6700 990

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 1269
+317%
Core 2 Duo E6700 304

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 3400
+563%
Core 2 Duo E6700 513

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 6068
+158%
Core 2 Duo E6700 2354

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.77 0.64
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 3 4300U has a 645.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 4300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 4300U and Core 2 Duo E6700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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