A8-7680 vs Core 2 Duo E6550

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6550 and A8-7680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2821	1827
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	15.78
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD A8
Power efficiency	0.82	4.69
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Excavator (2017−2018)
Release date	July 2007 (17 years ago)	26 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$56

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6550 and A8-7680 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.33 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	38
L1 cache	64 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Die size	143 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	291 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6550 and A8-7680 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	PLGA775	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and A8-7680. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6550 and A8-7680 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 Core 2 Duo E6550 and A8-7680 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and A8-7680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon R7 Series

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.56	2.23
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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