Core 2 Duo E7500 vs A4 PRO-7300B

Primary details

Comparing A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2515	2686
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.34	1.05
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	August 2014 (10 years ago)	10 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	0.93 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1066 MHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	3 MB (shared)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	246 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	1,303 million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4 PRO-7300B and Core 2 Duo E7500.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.92	0.72
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm

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