A4-3300M vs Core 2 Duo T7500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T7500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.52
A4-3300M
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.75
+44.2%

A4-3300M outperforms Core 2 Duo T7500 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7500 and A4-3300M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28572653
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.412.03
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date8 May 2007 (17 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$234no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7500 and A4-3300M 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 speed2.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7500 and A4-3300M 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
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478FS1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and A4-3300M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G
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 T7500 and A4-3300M 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 T7500 and A4-3300M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and A4-3300M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6480G

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 T7500 0.52
A4-3300M 0.75
+44.2%

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 T7500 828
A4-3300M 1186
+43.2%

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 T7500 237
+3.9%
A4-3300M 228

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 T7500 367
A4-3300M 392
+6.8%

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 T7500 2308
+32.5%
A4-3300M 1742

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 T7500 4273
+25%
A4-3300M 3417

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 T7500 1906
+22.5%
A4-3300M 1556

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 T7500 37.5
+7.2%
A4-3300M 40.2

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Core 2 Duo T7500 1
A4-3300M 1
+8.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.52 0.75
Recency 8 May 2007 14 June 2011
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm

A4-3300M has a 44.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The A4-3300M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7500 in performance tests.


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