Core 2 Duo E6700 vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Place in the ranking	779	2774
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.54	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)
Power efficiency	9.82	0.90
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	1066 MHz
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	no data
L3 cache	16384 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	192 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	-
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700.

PCIe version	n/a	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no 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 7 1700X 9.86
+1490%

Core 2 Duo E6700 0.62

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 7 1700X 15661
+1482%

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 7 1700X 1099
+262%

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 7 1700X 5608
+993%

Core 2 Duo E6700 513

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 7 1700X 4662
+72%

Core 2 Duo E6700 2710

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 7 1700X 31950
+525%

Core 2 Duo E6700 5110

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 7 1700X 9076
+286%

Core 2 Duo E6700 2354

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.86	0.62
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700X has a 1490.3% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo E6700, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1700X and Core 2 Duo E6700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.