Athlon X2 4050e vs Core 2 Duo U7500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo U7500 and Athlon X2 4050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date27 July 2006 (18 years ago)April 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo U7500 and Athlon X2 4050e 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 speed1.06 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.06 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.8V-0.975Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo U7500 and Athlon X2 4050e 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
SocketPBGA479AM2
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo U7500 and Athlon X2 4050e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo U7500 and Athlon X2 4050e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo U7500 and Athlon X2 4050e are enumerated here.

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Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 45 Watt

Core 2 Duo U7500 has 350% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo U7500 and Athlon X2 4050e. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo U7500 is a notebook processor while Athlon X2 4050e is a desktop one.


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Intel Core 2 Duo U7500
Core 2 Duo U7500
AMD Athlon X2 4050e
Athlon X2 4050e

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