Athlon Neo MV-40 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
+206%
Athlon Neo MV-40
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 15 Watt
0.17

Core 2 Duo T7500 outperforms Athlon Neo MV-40 by a whopping 206% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7500 and Athlon Neo MV-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28743274
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Athlon Neo
Power efficiency1.411.07
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Huron (2009)
Release date8 May 2007 (17 years ago)6 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$234no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7500 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz1600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7500 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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,PPGA478ASB1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Athlon Neo MV-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
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 T7500 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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 Athlon Neo MV-40 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.

Core 2 Duo T7500 0.52
+206%
Athlon Neo MV-40 0.17

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
+201%
Athlon Neo MV-40 275

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
+81.1%
Athlon Neo MV-40 1274

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
+272%
Athlon Neo MV-40 1149

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
+210%
Athlon Neo MV-40 614

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
+172%
Athlon Neo MV-40 102

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
+212%
Athlon Neo MV-40 0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.52 0.17
Recency 8 May 2007 6 January 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7500 has a 205.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon Neo MV-40, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Neo MV-40 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7500 and Athlon Neo MV-40, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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