Core 2 Solo SU3500 vs FX-8800P
Primary details
Comparing FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1912 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | Intel Core 2 Solo |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 April 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $262 |
| Current price | $515 | no data |
Detailed specifications
FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 | FP4 | BGA956 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 5.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | 1 | no data |
| FMA | FMA4 | no data |
| AVX | AVX | no data |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| HSA | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | no data |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
FX-8800P outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by 77% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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%
FX-8800P outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by 547% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 outperforms FX-8800P by 834% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 1 April 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 5 Watt |
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