Core 2 Duo T5250 vs Turion Neo X2 L625
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo T5250 outperforms Turion Neo X2 L625 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion Neo X2 L625 and Core 2 Duo T5250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3141 | 3063 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion Neo | Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 1.42 | 0.97 |
| Architecture codename | Congo (2009) | Merom-2048 (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 October 2009 (15 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Turion Neo X2 L625 and Core 2 Duo T5250 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.075V-1.25V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion Neo X2 L625 and Core 2 Duo T5250 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 | ASB1 BGA | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion Neo X2 L625 and Core 2 Duo T5250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion Neo X2 L625 and Core 2 Duo T5250 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 Turion Neo X2 L625 and Core 2 Duo T5250 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 0.35 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 35 Watt |
Turion Neo X2 L625 has 94.4% lower power consumption.
Core 2 Duo T5250, on the other hand, has a 29.6% higher aggregate performance score.
The Core 2 Duo T5250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion Neo X2 L625 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion Neo X2 L625 and Core 2 Duo T5250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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