Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 vs AMD A12-9700P

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General info

Comparing A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1966not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Core 2 Duo
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 June 2016 (7 years old)1 September 2009 (14 years old)
Current price$536 $280

Technical specs

A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus supportno data800 MHz
L2 cache2048 KB3 MB
L3 cacheno data3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size250 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

SocketFP4BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI1-
FMAFMA4no data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
PowerTune-no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
PowerNow-no data
PowerGating-no data
Out-of-band client management-no data
VirusProtect-no data
RAID-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V1no data
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4-1866no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9700P and Core 2 Duo SU7300.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A12-9700P 2429
+62.4%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 1496

A12-9700P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by 62% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A12-9700P 6168
+119%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 2813

A12-9700P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by 119% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A12-9700P 3498
+197%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 1178

A12-9700P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by 197% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A12-9700P 2
+195%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 1

A12-9700P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by 195% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A12-9700P 226
+212%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 72

A12-9700P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by 212% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A12-9700P 79
+104%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 39

A12-9700P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by 104% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A12-9700P 1.8
+1700%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 0.1

A12-9700P outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by 1700% in TrueCrypt AES.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 1 June 2016 1 September 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

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