Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 vs AMD Turion 64 MT-30

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 and AMD Turion 64 MT-30 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 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
Launch date 1 September 2009 vs March 2005
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 MT-30

  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz vs 1.3 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 MT-30

Name Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 AMD Turion 64 MT-30
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 309
PassMark - Single thread mark 294
PassMark - CPU mark 246

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 AMD Turion 64 MT-30

Essentials

Architecture codename Penryn Lancaster
Launch date 1 September 2009 March 2005
Place in performance rating 3290 3249
Series Intel Core 2 Duo Turion 64
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 107 mm 125 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz 800 MHz
L2 cache 3 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 1.3 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2 1
Transistor count 410 Million 114 million
L1 cache 128 KB

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA956 754
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
PowerNow

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)