Athlon II M340 vs Core 2 Duo T5500
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II M340 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5500 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T5500 and Athlon II M340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3058 | 2885 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD Athlon II |
| Power efficiency | 0.97 | 1.38 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 1 February 2007 (17 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T5500 and Athlon II M340 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.66 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.66 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.0375V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T5500 and Athlon II M340 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | PPGA478, PBGA479 | Socket S1 (S1g3) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Athlon II M340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T5500 and Athlon II M340 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 T5500 and Athlon II M340 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Athlon II M340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.35 | 0.51 |
| Recency | 1 February 2007 | 10 September 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T5500 has 2.9% lower power consumption.
Athlon II M340, on the other hand, has a 45.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Athlon II M340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5500 and Athlon II M340, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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