Core i3-330E vs Core 2 Duo SU7300

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2599
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Core i3
Power efficiencyno data2.14
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2009 (15 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$177

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.3 GHz2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz0.03 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate800 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache3 MB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C for rPGA,105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors410 Million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA956BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data8.79 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2009 7 January 2010
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo SU7300 has 250% lower power consumption.

i3-330E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i3-330E. We've got no test results to judge.


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