Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Core 2 Duo SP7500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated439
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data52.59
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date15 January 2008 (16 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cache4 MB8 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography65 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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.

Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt28 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 January 2008 3 May 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 28 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP7500 has 40% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core 2 Duo SP7500
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