AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

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Ryzen 7 1800X compared with Core 2 Duo E6600

	AMDRyzen 7 1800X	IntelCore 2 Duo E6600
Overview
Released
Released	March 2017	July 2006
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	8 (better)	2
Threads
Threads	16 (better)	2
Base clock
Base clock	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4 GHz	–
L3 cache
L3 cache	16 MB	–
Cores
Cores	Zen; Summit Ridge; eight cores with simultaneous multithreading, arranged in two four-core CPU complexes (PCGamesN).	Conroe; two cores and two threads, without Hyper-Threading.
Clocks
Clocks	AMD SenseMI and XFR; unlocked for overclocking.	Published operating frequency 2.40 GHz; 1066 MHz front-side bus. Intel unveiled the family on 27 July 2006 and said complete Core 2 Duo desktop systems would arrive in early August. TechSpot’s 2 August review says boxed CPUs began shipping late the previous week, supporting July CPU availability without an exact sale day. No unpublished boost figure is supplied.
Cache
Cache	768 KB L1; 4 MB L2; 16 MB L3.	4 MB shared L2 cache, as Intel’s datasheet states; no L3 figure supplied.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required.	No integrated graphics, explicitly confirmed by the exact-model CPU-Monkey specification entry. Chipset graphics are separate from the processor.
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	LGA775
Base power
Base power	95 W	65 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	–
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	No	Yes
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4; two channels; up to 2667 MT/s.	Intel’s datasheet routes memory and I/O transactions through the front-side bus and chipset; memory types and capacity depend on the motherboard.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0 x16.	–
Process
Process	14nm.	65 nm; Conroe; LGA775.
Cooler
Cooler	Standard retail boxed processor has no cooler; AMD lists Wraith Max for the separate MPK package. Maximum operating temperature 95°C.	Intel’s boxed-processor specification confirms an unattached fan heatsink. Published processor TDP is 65 W.