AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Core 2 Duo E7500

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

Intel Core 2 Duo E7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 45 nm

Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 45 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319
PassMark - Single thread mark		1208
PassMark - CPU mark		1151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		18.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.351

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Wolfdale
Launch date	Q1'2020	January 2009
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	1997	3104
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$14.99
Processor Number		E7500
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		36.85
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.93 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		82 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		3072 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)