Ryzen 5 8540U vs Core 2 Duo SU7300

Place in the ranking	3045	658
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	3.31	39.68
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	1 September 2009 (15 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Die size	107 mm²	137 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1	AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 Ryzen 5 8540U 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 Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	11.74
Recency	1 September 2009	6 December 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	28 Watt

Core 2 Duo SU7300 has 180% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has a 3254.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 8540U 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 Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.