AMD Ryzen 7 5825C vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700

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AMD Ryzen 7 5825C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 5825C or Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825C has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5825C was released in Q3/2022.

The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 was released in Q4/2006.
AMD Ryzen 7 (68) Family Intel Core2 Extreme (7)
AMD Ryzen 5000C (4) CPU group Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6000 (3)
4 Generation 1
Barcelo (Zen 3) Architecture Kentsfield (Core)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825C is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.66 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825C Characteristic Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.66 GHz
4.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825C Characteristic Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
1.80 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825C supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825C Characteristic Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR2-800
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 5825C has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is 130 W.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825C Characteristic Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825C has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825C Characteristic Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
7 nm Technology 65 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions MMX, SSE2, SSE3
FP6 Socket LGA 775
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q4/2006
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C (100%)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (27%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C (100%)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (15%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C AMD Ryzen 7 5825C
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1440 (100%)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
387 (27%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C AMD Ryzen 7 5825C
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
6780 (100%)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
1259 (19%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C AMD Ryzen 7 5825C
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
19211 (100%)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
2065 (11%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C AMD Ryzen 7 5825C
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1850 (100%)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C AMD Ryzen 7 5825C
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
6214 (100%)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C AMD Ryzen 7 5825C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.80 GHz
1844 (100%)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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