Core 2 Duo T5300 vs Athlon X4 840

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Core 2 Duo T5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1868not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series4x AthlonCore 2 Duo
Power efficiency3.04no data
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Merom (2006−2008)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus rateno data533 MHz
L1 cache256Kno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm65 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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 configuration1no data
SocketSocket FM2+PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core 2 Duo T5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon X4 840 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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 X4 840 and Core 2 Duo T5300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core 2 Duo T5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core 2 Duo T5300.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.



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 X4 840 3325
+527%
Core 2 Duo T5300 530

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 34 Watt

Athlon X4 840 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T5300, on the other hand, has 91.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 840 and Core 2 Duo T5300. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon X4 840 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T5300 is a notebook one.


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