Core 2 Duo SU7300 vs Pro A6-8500B

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 performance ranking	2319	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core 2 Duo
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	3 June 2015 (8 years ago)	1 September 2009 (14 years ago)
Current price	$44	$280

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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	1.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	3 MB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

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.

Socket	FP4	BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 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 extensions	HSA 1.0	Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI	1	-
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	+	no data
HSA	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300 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 Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300 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 Pro A6-8500B and Core 2 Duo SU7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L-1600	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	4	no data
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

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

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

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

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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

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