Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Core 2 Duo SP7500

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3069not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiency1.66no data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date15 January 2008 (16 years ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data768 KB
L2 cache4 MB12 MB
L3 cacheno data64 MB
Chip lithography65 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data9900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 dataFL1
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 January 2008 17 January 2024
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 55 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP7500 has 175% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7840HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.


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