AMD Athlon II P320 vs Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II P320 and Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II P320

Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P320

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 62% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 245 vs 177
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 434 vs 309

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 May 2010 vs 1 September 2009
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	245 vs 177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	434 vs 309

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 25 Watt

L2 cache	3 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II P320
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

245

177

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

434

309

Name	AMD Athlon II P320	Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	820
PassMark - CPU mark	702
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	245	177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	434	309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2.78
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.434

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II P320	Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Penryn
Launch date	12 May 2010	1 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3124	3208
Price now	$29.95
Series	AMD Athlon II	Intel Core 2 Duo
Value for money (0-100)	11.97
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		107 mm
Transistor count		410 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g4	BGA956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	10 Watt
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)