C-60 vs Core 2 Duo T5300

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5300
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.33
+65%

Core 2 Duo T5300 outperforms C-60 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5300 and C-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30853232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 DuoAMD C-Series
Power efficiency0.922.10
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Ontario (2011−2012)
Release dateno data22 August 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5300 and C-60 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 speed1.73 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz1.33 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm40 nm
Die sizeno data75 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5300 and C-60 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
SocketPPGA478FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5300 and C-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz)
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 T5300 and C-60 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 T5300 and C-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5300 and C-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6290

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 T5300 0.33
+65%
C-60 0.20

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 T5300 530
+67.7%
C-60 316

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 0.20
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 9 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5300 has a 65% higher aggregate performance score.

C-60, on the other hand, has a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 277.8% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T5300 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-60 in performance tests.


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