Intel Core2 Duo U7500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945

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Intel Core2 Duo U7500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core2 Duo U7500 and the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core2 Duo U7500 2 core processor released in Q3/2006 with the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2023.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD Ryzen 9 PRO (4)
Intel Core 2 Duo L7000/SL7000/T5000/U7000 (18) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7000 (14)
1 Generation 6
Merom (Core) Architecture Raphael (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.06 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 clocks with 3.70 GHz (5.40 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.06 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.70 GHz

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.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core2 Duo U7500, while the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
Memory DDR5-5200
Max. Memory 128 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 64.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 24
-- PCIe Bandwidth 94.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) 88 W
-- TDP up 170 W
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 65 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 is at 76.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
65 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 479 Socket AM5 (LGA 1718)
VT-x Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2006 Release date Q2/2023
-- Release price --
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
1964 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
28905 (100%)

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.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
2206 (100%)

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.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
21140 (100%)

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.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
2798 (100%)

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.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
16832 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
764 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
11088 (100%)

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.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz
563 (100%)

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.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
49250 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz
314 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
2C 2T @ 1.06 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
4796 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core2 Duo U7500 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
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