AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
VS
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
VS
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 5600U and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 5 5600U or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.30 GHz
Frequency
2.50 GHz
6
CPU Cores
4
4.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
2.50 GHz
12
CPU Threads
4
Yes
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo (4 Cores)
2.50 GHz
3.60 GHz
Turbo (6 Cores)
no data
normal
Core architecture
normal
0x
A core
0x
0x
B core
0x

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 5 5600U or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300. 

AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU name
1.80 GHz
GPU frequency
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
9
Generation
12
DirectX Version
7
Execution units
448
Shader
2 GB
Max. Memory
--
3
Max. displays
7 nm
Technology
Q1/2020
Release date

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
No
Decode / Encode
JPEG
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
Decode / Encode
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
No
Decode / Encode
AVC
No
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
Memory type
32 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
0
Yes
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
12
PCIe lanes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

105 °C
Tjunction max.
--
25 W
TDP up
--
10 W
TDP down
--
15 W
TDP (PL1)
95 W
--
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

16.00 MB
L3-Cache
6.00 MB
7 nm
Technology
45nm
Cezanne (Zen 3)
Architecture
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-d
FP6
Socket
AM1
Q1/2021
Release date
Q1/2008
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
--
L2-Cache
--

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300