A6-7000 vs Core 2 Duo P7550

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P7550
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.53
A6-7000
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.64
+20.8%

A6-7000 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28422763
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency2.013.56
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date1 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 June 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000 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
Base clock speed2.26 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.26 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L2 cache3 MB1024 KB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000 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.

SocketPGA478FT3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core countno data3
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and A6-7000.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 P7550 0.53
A6-7000 0.64
+20.8%

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 P7550 849
A6-7000 1010
+19%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 0.64
Recency 1 October 2009 1 June 2014
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 17 Watt

A6-7000 has a 20.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

The A6-7000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P7550 in performance tests.


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