AMD Athlon X2 L310 vs Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 L310 and Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X2 L310

Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Around 8% higher clock speed: 1.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 13 Watt
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 177 vs 120
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 309 vs 213

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 13 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	177 vs 120
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	309 vs 213

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 L310
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

120

177

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

213

309

Name	AMD Athlon X2 L310	Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	399
PassMark - CPU mark	335
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	120	177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	213	309

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 L310	Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conesus	Penryn
Launch date	10 September 2009	1 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3259	3290
Series	2x AMD Athlon	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.2 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	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA	BGA956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	10 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)