Core 2 Duo T7200 vs A4-5000

Place in the ranking	2590	2917
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	5.11	1.28
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	28 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$286

Detailed specifications

A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	667 MHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Die size	246 mm²	143 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.0375V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FT3	PPGA478, PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8330	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-5000 0.81
+76.1%

Core 2 Duo T7200 0.46

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-5000 1289
+74.7%

Core 2 Duo T7200 738

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-5000 157

Core 2 Duo T7200 215
+36.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-5000 465
+34.4%

Core 2 Duo T7200 346

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A4-5000 2039
+18.7%

Core 2 Duo T7200 1717

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.81	0.46
Recency	23 May 2013	28 July 2006
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	34 Watt

A4-5000 has a 76.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 126.7% lower power consumption.

The A4-5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7200 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5000 and Core 2 Duo T7200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.