Athlon II N370 vs Core 2 Solo SU3300
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II N370 outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3300 by a whopping 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Athlon II N370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3296 | 2833 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Solo | AMD Athlon II |
| Power efficiency | 2.75 | 1.54 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 20 August 2008 (16 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $262 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Athlon II N370 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 117.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 234 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Athlon II N370 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 | BGA956 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5.5 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Athlon II N370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Athlon II N370 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Athlon II N370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 0.57 |
| Recency | 20 August 2008 | 16 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Solo SU3300 has 600% lower power consumption.
Athlon II N370, on the other hand, has a 256.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Athlon II N370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Solo SU3300 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Athlon II N370, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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