Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ vs Core 2 Duo T5500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.35
+66.7%
Mobile Athlon 64 3200+
2003
1 core / 1 thread, 62 Watt
0.21

Core 2 Duo T5500 outperforms Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30583228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoMobile Athlon 64
Power efficiency0.970.32
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Newark (2003)
Release date1 February 2007 (17 years ago)August 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.66 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache64 KB128K
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nmno data
Die size143 mm2193 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million106 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ 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 configuration11
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479754
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3200+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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 Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ 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 Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

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 T5500 0.35
+66.7%
Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ 0.21

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 T5500 561
+72.1%
Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ 326

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.21
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 62 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5500 has a 66.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 82.4% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Athlon 64 3200+ in performance tests.


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Intel Core 2 Duo T5500
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