A10-6700 vs Core 2 Duo T8300

Place in the ranking	2510	1936
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	2.50	2.84
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$241	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 and A10-6700 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 and A10-6700 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA479,PGA478	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and A10-6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
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 T8300 and A10-6700 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 T8300 and A10-6700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and A10-6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-1866
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T8300 and A10-6700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and A10-6700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and A10-6700.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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 T8300 0.93

A10-6700 1.96
+111%

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 T8300 1472

A10-6700 3105
+111%

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 T8300 306

A10-6700 450
+47.1%

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 T8300 484

A10-6700 1093
+126%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.93	1.96
Recency	10 January 2008	1 June 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T8300 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

A10-6700, on the other hand, has a 110.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The A10-6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T8300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T8300 is a notebook processor while A10-6700 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T8300 and A10-6700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.