Ryzen 9 9900X vs Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 and Ryzen 9 9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.82
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data27.21
Architecture codenamePenryn-L (2008−2009)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release dateMay 2008 (16 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 and Ryzen 9 9900X 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed1.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size107 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors410 million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 and Ryzen 9 9900X 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
SocketBGA956AM5
Power consumption (TDP)5.5 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 and Ryzen 9 9900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 and Ryzen 9 9900X 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 Solo ULV SU3300 and Ryzen 9 9900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 and Ryzen 9 9900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 and Ryzen 9 9900X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 120 Watt

Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 has 2300% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9900X, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 and Ryzen 9 9900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Solo ULV SU3300 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 9900X is a desktop one.


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