Ryzen 3 5300U vs Core 2 Duo T5250

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5250
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.35
Ryzen 3 5300U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.06
+1631%

Ryzen 3 5300U outperforms Core 2 Duo T5250 by a whopping 1631% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5250 and Ryzen 3 5300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30631098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 DuoAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.9838.45
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release dateno data12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5250 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.075V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5250 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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 configurationno data1
SocketPPGA478FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5250 and Ryzen 3 5300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5250 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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 T5250 and Ryzen 3 5300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5250 and Ryzen 3 5300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5250 and Ryzen 3 5300U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 T5250 0.35
Ryzen 3 5300U 6.06
+1631%

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 T5250 556
Ryzen 3 5300U 9702
+1645%

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.

Core 2 Duo T5250 183
Ryzen 3 5300U 1217
+565%

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.

Core 2 Duo T5250 311
Ryzen 3 5300U 3617
+1063%

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 T5250 1298
Ryzen 3 5300U 7931
+511%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 6.06
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 5300U has a 1631.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 5300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5250 in performance tests.


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