A9-9410 vs Core 2 Duo T7300

Place in the ranking	2963	2503
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	1.20	6.06
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$234	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7300 and A9-9410 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	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Die size	143 mm²	125 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7300 and A9-9410 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	1
Socket	PBGA479,PPGA478	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and A9-9410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Virtualization,
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
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 T7300 and A9-9410 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 T7300 and A9-9410 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and A9-9410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2133
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	3
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T7300 and A9-9410 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and A9-9410 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and A9-9410.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

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 T7300 0.43

A9-9410 0.96
+123%

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 T7300 690

A9-9410 1528
+121%

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 T7300 2040

A9-9410 2694
+32.1%

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 T7300 3733

A9-9410 4619
+23.8%

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 T7300 1729

A9-9410 2455
+42%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.43	0.96
Recency	9 May 2007	31 May 2016
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

A9-9410 has a 123.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The A9-9410 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7300 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7300 and A9-9410, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.