Ryzen 3 2300U vs Core 2 Duo SP9300

Place in the ranking	2780	1528
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency	2.30	22.05
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date	20 August 2008 (16 years ago)	8 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Ryzen 3 2300U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	20
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	107 mm²	209.78 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	4950 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V - 1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Ryzen 3 2300U 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 configuration	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA956	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Ryzen 3 2300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Ryzen 3 2300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Ryzen 3 2300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Ryzen 3 2300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Ryzen 3 2300U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.61	3.51
Recency	20 August 2008	8 January 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 3 2300U has a 475.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 2300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SP9300 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Ryzen 3 2300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.