A8-3550MX vs Core 2 Duo SU7300

Place in the ranking	3045	2419
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	3.31	2.23
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	1 September 2009 (15 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and A8-3550MX 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	1.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm²	228 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU7300 and A8-3550MX 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA956	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and A8-3550MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and A8-3550MX 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 SU7300 and A8-3550MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and A8-3550MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 6620G

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	1.06
Recency	1 September 2009	20 December 2011
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	45 Watt

Core 2 Duo SU7300 has 350% lower power consumption.

A8-3550MX, on the other hand, has a 202.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The A8-3550MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SU7300 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SU7300 and A8-3550MX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.