AMD A10-7300 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-7300 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10-7300

Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7300

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 863 vs 768
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1742 vs 652

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2014 vs 1 October 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	863 vs 768
PassMark - CPU mark	1742 vs 652

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1139 vs 303
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1795 vs 794

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1139 vs 303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1795 vs 794

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-7300
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

863

768

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1742

652

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

303

1139

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

794

1795

Name	AMD A10-7300	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
PassMark - Single thread mark	863	768
PassMark - CPU mark	1742	652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	303	1139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	794	1795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	994
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1904
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2948
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	994
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1904
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2948

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-7300	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Merom
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	4 June 2014	1 October 2008
OPN Tray	AM7300ECH44JA
Place in performance rating	2321	2296
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Laptops	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.9 GHz
Compute Cores	10
Die size	245 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	2410 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	Not Listed
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	553 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP3	Socket P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)