Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 vs AMD Athlon II X4 620

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 and AMD Athlon II X4 620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

AMD Athlon II X4 620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt

L2 cache	3 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 100% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 312 vs 177
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1083 vs 309

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	312 vs 177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1083 vs 309

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 620

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

177

312

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

309

1083

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300	AMD Athlon II X4 620
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	177	312
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	309	1083
PassMark - Single thread mark		1062
PassMark - CPU mark		2019
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.01
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300	AMD Athlon II X4 620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Propus
Launch date	1 September 2009	September 2009
Place in performance rating	3290	3091
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$65
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.37
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	107 mm	169 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 Million	300 million
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA956	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3