A6-7310 vs Core 2 Duo T5800

Place in the ranking	3019	2062
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	1.05	6.40
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date	1 October 2008 (16 years ago)	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5800 and A6-7310 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Die size	143 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	930 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5800 and A6-7310 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.

Socket	PPGA478	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	12-25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5800 and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
AMT	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5800 and A6-7310 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 T5800 and A6-7310 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5800 and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3L-1866
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T5800 and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T5800 and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5800 and A6-7310.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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 T5800 0.39

A6-7310 1.69
+333%

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 T5800 622

A6-7310 2689
+332%

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 T5800 215

A6-7310 228
+6%

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 T5800 341

A6-7310 592
+73.6%

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 T5800 2000
+11.1%

A6-7310 1801

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 T5800 3716

A6-7310 5075
+36.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	1.69
Recency	1 October 2008	7 May 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	12 Watt

A6-7310 has a 333.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

The A6-7310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5800 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5800 and A6-7310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.