Athlon X2 7750 BE vs Core 2 Duo T8300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8300 and Athlon X2 7750 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2511	not rated
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	2.51	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Kuma (2008−2009)
Release date	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)	December 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$241	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Athlon X2 7750 BE 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	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	285 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 and Athlon X2 7750 BE 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	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Athlon X2 7750 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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 Athlon X2 7750 BE 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 Athlon X2 7750 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

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