Athlon Neo MV-40 vs Core 2 Duo T5200

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5200
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.30
+76.5%
Athlon Neo MV-40
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 15 Watt
0.17

Core 2 Duo T5200 outperforms Athlon Neo MV-40 by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5200 and Athlon Neo MV-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31193275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 DuoAMD Athlon Neo
Power efficiency0.841.07
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Huron (2009)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)6 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5200 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.66 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz1600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5200 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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 configuration1no data
Socket479ASB1
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5200 and Athlon Neo MV-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5200 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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 T5200 and Athlon Neo MV-40 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

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 T5200 0.30
+76.5%
Athlon Neo MV-40 0.17

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo T5200 470
+70.9%
Athlon Neo MV-40 275

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 0.17
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5200 has a 76.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon Neo MV-40, on the other hand, has 126.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T5200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Neo MV-40 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5200 and Athlon Neo MV-40, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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