Duo T2500 vs Ryzen 7 1700X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core Duo T2500 by a whopping 3778% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1005 | 3467 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.05 | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Core Duo |
| Power efficiency | 3.97 | 0.31 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 2 March 2017 (8 years ago) | January 2006 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $120 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 7 1700X has 30400% better value for money than Duo T2500.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 1700X and Core Duo T2500 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 667 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 0 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16384 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 90 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 151 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.1625V - 1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Core Duo T2500 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | PBGA479,PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core Duo T2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA3 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| 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 | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| XFR | + | - |
| SenseMI | + | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 1700X and Core Duo T2500 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 Ryzen 7 1700X and Core Duo T2500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core Duo T2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Core Duo T2500.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.92 | 0.23 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 31 Watt |
Ryzen 7 1700X has a 3778.3% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
Duo T2500, on the other hand, has 206.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Duo T2500 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 1700X is a desktop processor while Core Duo T2500 is a notebook one.
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