Ryzen 3 3250U vs Core 2 Duo E7300

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E7300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.61
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.44
+300%

Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Core 2 Duo E7300 by a whopping 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7300 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27941768
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency0.8715.11
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7300 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB192 KB
L2 cache3 MB (shared)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors420 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7300 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7300 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 E7300 and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Core 2 Duo E7300 0.61
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.44
+300%

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.

Core 2 Duo E7300 946
Ryzen 3 3250U 3805
+302%

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.

Core 2 Duo E7300 309
Ryzen 3 3250U 750
+143%

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.

Core 2 Duo E7300 506
Ryzen 3 3250U 1456
+188%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 2.44
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 3250U has a 300% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7300 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7300 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7300 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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