Athlon II Neo K345 vs Core 2 Duo L7100

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo L7100
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.29
Athlon II Neo K345
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 12 Watt
0.33
+13.8%

Athlon II Neo K345 outperforms Core 2 Duo L7100 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo L7100 and Athlon II Neo K345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31233088
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 DuoAMD Athlon II Neo
Power efficiency1.612.60
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release dateno data18 December 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo L7100 and Athlon II Neo K345 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
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz2000 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo L7100 and Athlon II Neo K345 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.

Socketno dataS1
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo L7100 and Athlon II Neo K345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, PowerNow, HyperTransport 3.0
PowerNow-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo L7100 and Athlon II Neo K345 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo L7100 and Athlon II Neo K345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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 L7100 0.29
Athlon II Neo K345 0.33
+13.8%

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 L7100 467
Athlon II Neo K345 527
+12.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo L7100 1290
+8.3%
Athlon II Neo K345 1191

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo L7100 2294
Athlon II Neo K345 2395
+4.4%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo L7100 995
Athlon II Neo K345 1125
+13.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 0.33
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 12 Watt

Athlon II Neo K345 has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 41.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II Neo K345 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo L7100 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo L7100 and Athlon II Neo K345, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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