Core 2 Duo T5200 vs Athlon II Neo K345

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II Neo K345
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 12 Watt
0.33
+10%
Core 2 Duo T5200
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.30

Athlon II Neo K345 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5200 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II Neo K345 and Core 2 Duo T5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30873118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon II NeoCore 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.600.83
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date18 December 2010 (14 years ago)July 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II Neo K345 and Core 2 Duo T5200 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.66 GHz
Bus rate2000 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II Neo K345 and Core 2 Duo T5200 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1479
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K345 and Core 2 Duo T5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, PowerNow, HyperTransport 3.0no data
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II Neo K345 and Core 2 Duo T5200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K345 and Core 2 Duo T5200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II Neo K345 and Core 2 Duo T5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no 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.

Athlon II Neo K345 0.33
+10%
Core 2 Duo T5200 0.30

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.

Athlon II Neo K345 527
+12.1%
Core 2 Duo T5200 470

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 0.30
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 34 Watt

Athlon II Neo K345 has a 10% higher aggregate performance score, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 183.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II Neo K345 and Core 2 Duo T5200.


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