Core 2 Duo T5300 vs Athlon II M300

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M300 and Core 2 Duo T5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon II	Core 2 Duo
Architecture codename	Caspian (2009)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	10 September 2009 (14 years ago)	no data
Current price	$40	$312

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M300 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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	no data	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.73 GHz
Bus support	3200 MHz	533 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	no data	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M300 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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	Socket S1 (S1g3)	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and Core 2 Duo T5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization, DDR2 400 MHz Memory Controller	no data
PowerNow	+	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

Athlon II M300 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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 Athlon II M300 and Core 2 Duo T5300 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and Core 2 Duo T5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

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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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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	34 Watt

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