A6-5350M vs Core 2 Duo E7500

Place in the ranking	2686	2633
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	1.04	2.07
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	10 January 2009 (15 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.93 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	82 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	228 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M 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	LGA775	FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M 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 E7500 and A6-5350M are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3-1600
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	AMD Radeon HD 8450G
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M.

PCIe version

2.0

Not Listed

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 E7500 0.72

A6-5350M 0.77
+6.9%

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 E7500 1143

A6-5350M 1221
+6.8%

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 E7500 346
+10.5%

A6-5350M 313

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 E7500 568
+27.9%

A6-5350M 444

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	0.77
Recency	10 January 2009	1 June 2013
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

A6-5350M has a 6.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop processor while A6-5350M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7500 and A6-5350M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.