Athlon X2 L310 vs Core 2 Duo T7200
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo T7200 outperforms Athlon X2 L310 by a whopping 119% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T7200 and Athlon X2 L310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2933 | 3216 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 1.29 | 1.54 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Conesus (2009) |
| Release date | 28 July 2006 (18 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $286 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T7200 and Athlon X2 L310 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 | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| 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 T7200 and Athlon X2 L310 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 | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 13 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7200 and Athlon X2 L310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| 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 T7200 and Athlon X2 L310 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 T7200 and Athlon X2 L310 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
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.
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.
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.46 | 0.21 |
| Recency | 28 July 2006 | 10 September 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 13 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T7200 has a 119% higher aggregate performance score.
Athlon X2 L310, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 161.5% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Duo T7200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 L310 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7200 and Athlon X2 L310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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