Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Core 2 Duo T9300
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U outperforms Core 2 Duo T9300 by a whopping 1366% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2718 | 590 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 10 January 2008 (17 years ago) | 3 May 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $316 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T9300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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.
| Socket | BGA479,PGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 8 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. 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 T9300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 T9300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.95 | 13.93 |
| Recency | 10 January 2008 | 3 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 8 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U has a 1366.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 337.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 in performance tests.
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