Core 2 Duo SU7300 vs Pro A6-8500B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01
+189%
Core 2 Duo SU7300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.35

Pro A6-8500B outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24673060
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency6.373.31
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L2 cache1024 KB3 MB
L3 cacheno data3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300 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.

SocketFP4BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-1600no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count4no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300.

PCIe version3.0no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 0.35
Recency 3 June 2015 1 September 2009
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

Pro A6-8500B has a 188.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo SU7300, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The Pro A6-8500B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SU7300 in performance tests.


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