3015e vs Core 2 Duo SP9300

Place in the ranking	2746	2004
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Pollock (Zen) (2020)
Release date	20 August 2008 (16 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9300 and 3015e 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	4
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	192 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V - 1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9300 and 3015e 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	BGA956	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9300 and 3015e 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 SP9300 and 3015e are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.64	1.77
Recency	20 August 2008	4 August 2020
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	6 Watt

3015e has a 176.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The 3015e is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SP9300 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SP9300 and 3015e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.