Athlon II Neo K325 vs Core 2 Duo T5270

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5270
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.27
+3.8%
Athlon II Neo K325
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 12 Watt
0.26

Core 2 Duo T5270 outperforms Athlon II Neo K325 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K325 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31453150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Athlon II Neo
Power efficiency0.732.05
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)Geneva (2010)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K325 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 speed1.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz2000 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K325 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.

SocketPPGA478S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K325. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, PowerNow, HyperTransport 3.0
PowerNow-+
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 T5270 and Athlon II Neo K325 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 T5270 and Athlon II Neo K325 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K325. 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 T5270 0.27
+3.8%
Athlon II Neo K325 0.26

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 T5270 427
+2.4%
Athlon II Neo K325 417

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 T5270 198
+25.3%
Athlon II Neo K325 158

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 T5270 349
+21.6%
Athlon II Neo K325 287

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 T5270 1427
+28.4%
Athlon II Neo K325 1111

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 T5270 2717
+22.7%
Athlon II Neo K325 2215

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T5270 65.8
+32.3%
Athlon II Neo K325 87.05

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 0.26
Recency 1 October 2008 12 May 2010
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 12 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5270 has a 3.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon II Neo K325, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K325.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K325, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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