C-30 vs Core Solo U1500
Primary details
Comparing Core Solo U1500 and C-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Core Solo | AMD C-Series |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | no data | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $148 |
Detailed specifications
Core Solo U1500 and C-30 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.33 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | no data | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V - 1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core Solo U1500 and C-30 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PBGA479 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5.5 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Solo U1500 and C-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 40 nm, 1.24-1.35V |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core Solo U1500 and C-30 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 Solo U1500 and C-30 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Solo U1500 and C-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 Single-channel |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6250 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
C-30 outperforms Core Solo U1500 by 9% in Passmark.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core Solo U1500 outperforms C-30 by 35% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 9 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core Solo U1500 and C-30. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Solo U1500 and C-30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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