Athlon II Neo K145 vs Core 2 Duo U7700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo U7700
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.27
+42.1%
Athlon II Neo K145
2010
1 core / 1 thread, 12 Watt
0.19

Core 2 Duo U7700 outperforms Athlon II Neo K145 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo U7700 and Athlon II Neo K145 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31433253
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Athlon II Neo
Power efficiency2.561.50
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)Nile (2010)
Release date27 July 2006 (18 years ago)15 December 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo U7700 and Athlon II Neo K145 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.33 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz2000 MHz
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.8V-0.975Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo U7700 and Athlon II Neo K145 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 configuration1no data
SocketPS1
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo U7700 and Athlon II Neo K145. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3dDNow!, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
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 U7700 and Athlon II Neo K145 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 U7700 and Athlon II Neo K145 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo U7700 and Athlon II Neo K145. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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 U7700 0.27
+42.1%
Athlon II Neo K145 0.19

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 U7700 429
+44%
Athlon II Neo K145 298

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 0.19
Recency 27 July 2006 15 December 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 12 Watt

Core 2 Duo U7700 has a 42.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

Athlon II Neo K145, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core 2 Duo U7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II Neo K145 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo U7700 and Athlon II Neo K145, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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