FX-7600P vs Core 2 Duo E7300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7300 and FX-7600P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2684	1969
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Kaveri
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	August 2008 (15 years ago)	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$26	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7300 and FX-7600P 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	BGA (FP3)
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	4096 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	107 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	420 million	2410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7300 and FX-7600P 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	no data
Socket	LGA775	FP3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and FX-7600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-2133 Controller
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
FRTC	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
HSA	no data	1
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7300 and FX-7600P 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 E7300 and FX-7600P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and FX-7600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E7300 and FX-7600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and FX-7600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and FX-7600P.

PCIe version

no data

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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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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.

FX-7600P outperforms Core 2 Duo E7300 by 177% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.61	1.69
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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