Core 2 Duo T6600 vs Ryzen 5 2400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2400G
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.50
+1000%
Core 2 Duo T6600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.50

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Core 2 Duo T6600 by a whopping 1000% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo T6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11622894
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.11no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency8.011.35
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)6 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo T6600 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache386 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size209.78 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo T6600 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
SocketAM4PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo T6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo T6600 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 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo T6600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo T6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo T6600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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 5 2400G 5.50
+1000%
Core 2 Duo T6600 0.50

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 5 2400G 8731
+1001%
Core 2 Duo T6600 793

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 5 2400G 1032
+302%
Core 2 Duo T6600 257

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 5 2400G 3216
+694%
Core 2 Duo T6600 405

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 2400G 4805
+104%
Core 2 Duo T6600 2355

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 2400G 21024
+370%
Core 2 Duo T6600 4472

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 5 2400G 6672
+243%
Core 2 Duo T6600 1947

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 2400G 6.9
+930%
Core 2 Duo T6600 71.1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.50 0.50
Recency 8 January 2018 6 January 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 2400G has a 1000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T6600, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T6600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T6600 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2400G and Core 2 Duo T6600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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