Sempron 145 vs Core 2 Duo E4300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4300 and Sempron 145 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Sargas (2009−2011)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)1 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$95

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4300 and Sempron 145 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size111 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors167 million234 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4300 and Sempron 145 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Sempron 145. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Core 2 Duo E4300 and Sempron 145 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 Core 2 Duo E4300 and Sempron 145 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Sempron 145. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Sempron 145.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo E4300 593
+14.5%
Sempron 145 518

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E4300 208
Sempron 145 306
+47.1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E4300 351
+14%
Sempron 145 308

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Sempron 145, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E4300 and Sempron 145. We've got no test results to judge.


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