Ryzen 7 3700U vs Core 2 Duo T7500

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T7500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.54
Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.67
+765%

Ryzen 7 3700U outperforms Core 2 Duo T7500 by a whopping 765% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7500 and Ryzen 7 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28531304
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency1.4128.39
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date8 May 2007 (17 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$234no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7500 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm12 nm
Die size143 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors291 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.075V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7500 and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Ryzen 7 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
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 Ryzen 7 3700U 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 Ryzen 7 3700U 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 Ryzen 7 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Ryzen 7 3700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 0.54
Ryzen 7 3700U 4.67
+765%

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
Ryzen 7 3700U 7147
+763%

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 236
Ryzen 7 3700U 928
+293%

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 364
Ryzen 7 3700U 2696
+641%

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
Ryzen 7 3700U 4411
+91.1%

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 T7500 4273
Ryzen 7 3700U 15461
+262%

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
Ryzen 7 3700U 4595
+141%

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
Ryzen 7 3700U 13.48
+178%

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
Ryzen 7 3700U 8
+638%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 4.67
Recency 8 May 2007 6 January 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700U has a 764.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 441.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 3700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7500 in performance tests.


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