AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

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Ryzen 7 9700X compared with Core 2 Duo E6600

	AMDRyzen 7 9700X	IntelCore 2 Duo E6600
Overview
Released
Released	August 2024	July 2006
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	8 (better)	2
Threads
Threads	16 (better)	2
Base clock
Base clock	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	5.5 GHz	–
L3 cache
L3 cache	32 MB	–
Cores
Cores	8 Zen 5 cores with simultaneous multithreading; codename Granite Ridge AM5; 2 dies in the package	Conroe; two cores and two threads, without Hyper-Threading.
Clocks
Clocks	Precision Boost 2; Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer supported	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 No unpublished boost figure is supplied.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	L1 640 KB, L2 8 MB, L3 32 MB	4 MB shared L2 cache, as Intel’s datasheet states; no L3 figure supplied.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	Yes	No
Graphics
Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics, 2 graphics cores at 2200 MHz; USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode	No integrated graphics, explicitly confirmed by the exact-model CPU-Monkey specification entry. Chipset graphics are separate from the processor.
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM5	LGA775
Base power
Base power	65 W	65 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	–
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	No	Yes
Memory support
Memory support	DDR5, 2 channels, up to 256 GB (UDIMM); DDR5-5600 with 2 modules, DDR5-3600 with 4; ECC with motherboard support	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 5.0; 28 lanes (24 usable); native USB: 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), 1 × USB 2.0	–
Chipsets
Chipsets	A620, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, X870E, X870, B840, B850	–
Process
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET (CPU cores), TSMC 6nm FinFET (I/O die)	65 nm; Conroe; LGA775.
Cooler
Cooler	Not included; Premium air cooler recommended for optimal performance; Tjmax 95°C	Intel’s boxed-processor specification confirms an unattached fan heatsink. Published processor TDP is 65 W.