A10 Pro-7350B vs Core 2 Duo E8300
Aggregate performance score
A10 Pro-7350B outperforms Core 2 Duo E8300 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2661 | 2222 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.55 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Kaveri |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | April 2008 (16 years ago) | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $100 | $338 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B 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 | 2.83 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.83 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 6 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 | 72 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 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 E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B 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 | 19 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B. 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, DDR3-1600 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 | + |
| RAID | 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 E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B 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 E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | 1 |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3-1600 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 6 |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 384 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B 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 E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
A10 Pro-7350B outperforms Core 2 Duo E8300 by 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A10 Pro-7350B outperforms Core 2 Duo E8300 by 93% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core 2 Duo E8300 outperforms A10 Pro-7350B by 21% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A10 Pro-7350B outperforms Core 2 Duo E8300 by 12% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.64 | 1.24 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 19 Watt |
The A10 Pro-7350B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8300 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Duo E8300 is a desktop processor while A10 Pro-7350B is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8300 and A10 Pro-7350B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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