Athlon II Neo K345 vs Core 2 Duo T5270
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II Neo K345 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5270 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3145 | 3087 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD Athlon II Neo |
| Power efficiency | 0.73 | 2.59 |
| Architecture codename | Merom-2048 (2006−2008) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) | 18 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K345 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V-1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K345 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.
| Socket | PPGA478 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, PowerNow, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| 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 T5270 and Athlon II Neo K345 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 T5270 and Athlon II Neo K345 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 1 October 2008 | 18 December 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 12 Watt |
Athlon II Neo K345 has a 22.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.
The Athlon II Neo K345 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5270 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5270 and Athlon II Neo K345, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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