Athlon II N350 vs Duo T2500

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Aggregate performance score

Core Duo T2500
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.26
Athlon II N350
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.48
+84.6%

Athlon II N350 outperforms Core Duo T2500 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2500 and Athlon II N350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31552908
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore DuoAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency0.791.30
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release dateJanuary 2006 (18 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120no data

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2500 and Athlon II N350 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 speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cache0 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size90 mm2117.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors151 million234 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.1625V - 1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2500 and Athlon II N350 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
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478S1
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2500 and Athlon II N350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 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
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core Duo T2500 and Athlon II N350 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 Duo T2500 and Athlon II N350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2500 and Athlon II N350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR3

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.

Duo T2500 0.26
Athlon II N350 0.48
+84.6%

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.

Duo T2500 408
Athlon II N350 767
+88%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.26 0.48
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 35 Watt

Duo T2500 has 12.9% lower power consumption.

Athlon II N350, on the other hand, has a 84.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon II N350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Duo T2500 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core Duo T2500 and Athlon II N350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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