AMD Athlon II M300 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II M300 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 447 vs 430
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 September 2009 vs 1 October 2008
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 447 vs 430

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 34 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 787 vs 776
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 687 vs 670
  • Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 241 vs 236
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 34 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 787 vs 776
PassMark - CPU mark 687 vs 670
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 241 vs 236

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II M300
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
776
787
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
670
687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
236
241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
447
430
Name AMD Athlon II M300 Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
PassMark - Single thread mark 776 787
PassMark - CPU mark 670 687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 236 241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 447 430

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II M300 Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Essentials

Architecture codename Caspian Merom
Launch date 10 September 2009 1 October 2008
Place in performance rating 2948 2936
Series AMD Athlon II Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Price now $15.90
Value for money (0-100) 22.13

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz 667 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported Socket S1 (S1g3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 34 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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