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.

AMD Athlon II M300

Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

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 PassMark - Single thread mark: 776 vs 747
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
PassMark - Single thread mark	776 vs 747
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 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 721 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 - CPU mark	721 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

747

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

670

721

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	747
PassMark - CPU mark	670	721
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	2958	2977
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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