Turion II Neo K685 vs Core 2 Duo T7250

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T7250
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.45
+4.7%
Turion II Neo K685
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.43

Core 2 Duo T7250 outperforms Turion II Neo K685 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7250 and Turion II Neo K685 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29512968
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Turion II Neo
Power efficiency1.222.71
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Geneva (2010)
Release date2 August 2007 (17 years ago)15 December 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7250 and Turion II Neo K685 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 speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cache64 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7250 and Turion II Neo K685 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 configuration1no data
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478S1g4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7250 and Turion II Neo K685. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect-+
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 T7250 and Turion II Neo K685 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 T7250 and Turion II Neo K685 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7250 and Turion II Neo K685. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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 T7250 0.45
+4.7%
Turion II Neo K685 0.43

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 T7250 709
+3.7%
Turion II Neo K685 684

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 T7250 2073
+45.5%
Turion II Neo K685 1424

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 T7250 3763
+22%
Turion II Neo K685 3083

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.

Core 2 Duo T7250 1705
+17.5%
Turion II Neo K685 1451

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T7250 45
Turion II Neo K685 42
+7.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 0.43
Recency 2 August 2007 15 December 2010
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7250 has a 4.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Turion II Neo K685, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T7250 and Turion II Neo K685.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7250 and Turion II Neo K685, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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