Core 2 Extreme X7800 vs A6-7310

Primary details

Comparing A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1945	2581
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Core 2 Extreme
Architecture codename	Carrizo-L (2015)	Merom XE (2007)
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	17 July 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$851
Current price	$452	$299 (0.4x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	930 Million	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1.1V-1.375V

Compatibility

Information on A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800 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.

Socket	FP4	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	12-25 Watt	44 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800 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 A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	no data
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1866	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7310 and Core 2 Extreme X7800.

PCIe version

2.0

no 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.

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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.

A6-7310 outperforms Core 2 Extreme X7800 by 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.74	0.74
Recency	7 May 2015	17 July 2007
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	44 Watt

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