Core 2 Duo SP7500 vs PRO A8-9600B

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Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2174not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol RidgeIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency9.11no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)15 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L2 cache2048 KB4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm65 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500 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.

SocketFP4no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

PRO A8-9600B 2336
+32.3%
Core 2 Duo SP7500 1766

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

PRO A8-9600B 5703
+105%
Core 2 Duo SP7500 2781

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2930
+198%
Core 2 Duo SP7500 982

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2016 15 January 2008
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 20 Watt

PRO A8-9600B has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between PRO A8-9600B and Core 2 Duo SP7500. We've got no test results to judge.


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