Turion II Neo K685 vs Core 2 Duo P7370

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P7370
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.50
+16.3%
Turion II Neo K685
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.43

Core 2 Duo P7370 outperforms Turion II Neo K685 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P7370 and Turion II Neo K685 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28952968
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Turion II Neo
Power efficiency1.892.71
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Geneva (2010)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)15 December 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P7370 and Turion II Neo K685 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P7370 and Turion II Neo K685 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.

SocketPGA478S1g4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P7370 and Turion II Neo K685. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P7370 and Turion II Neo K685 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 P7370 and Turion II Neo K685 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P7370 and Turion II Neo K685. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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.

Core 2 Duo P7370 0.50
+16.3%
Turion II Neo K685 0.43

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 P7370 790
+15.5%
Turion II Neo K685 684

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo P7370 2191
+53.9%
Turion II Neo K685 1424

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo P7370 4022
+30.5%
Turion II Neo K685 3083

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo P7370 1712
+18%
Turion II Neo K685 1451

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 0.43
Recency 1 January 2009 15 December 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Duo P7370 has a 16.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Turion II Neo K685, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo P7370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Neo K685 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P7370 and Turion II Neo K685, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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