Sempron X2 240 vs Core 2 Duo T8300

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8300 and Sempron X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2511not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.51no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Sempron X2 240 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 speed2.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data96K
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors410 Million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 and Sempron X2 240 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PGA478FM2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Sempron X2 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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 T8300 and Sempron X2 240 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 Sempron X2 240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Sempron X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Sempron X2 240.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T8300 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Sempron X2 240, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T8300 and Sempron X2 240. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T8300 is a notebook processor while Sempron X2 240 is a desktop one.


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