A6-1450 vs Core 2 Duo SP7500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo SP7500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 20 Watt
0.35
A6-1450
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.67
+91.4%

A6-1450 outperforms Core 2 Duo SP7500 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP7500 and A6-1450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30682745
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.664.22
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Temash (2013)
Release date15 January 2008 (16 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP7500 and A6-1450 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP7500 and A6-1450 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFT3
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt8 - 15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and A6-1450. 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
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and A6-1450 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and A6-1450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8250 (300 - 400 MHz)

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 SP7500 0.35
A6-1450 0.67
+91.4%

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 SP7500 1766
+66%
A6-1450 1064

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 SP7500 2781
A6-1450 2861
+2.9%

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 SP7500 982
A6-1450 1439
+46.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.67
Recency 15 January 2008 23 May 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 8 Watt

A6-1450 has a 91.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The A6-1450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SP7500 in performance tests.


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