Athlon II P320 vs Core 2 Duo T5850

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5850
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.43
Athlon II P320
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.44
+2.3%

Athlon II P320 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5850 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5850 and Athlon II P320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29652959
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency1.201.67
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5850 and Athlon II P320 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)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5850 and Athlon II P320 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 dataS1g4
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5850 and Athlon II P320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM

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 T5850 0.43
Athlon II P320 0.44
+2.3%

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 T5850 687
Athlon II P320 695
+1.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo T5850 212
+21.8%
Athlon II P320 174

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo T5850 321
+0.3%
Athlon II P320 320

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.

Core 2 Duo T5850 2161
+21.7%
Athlon II P320 1776

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.

Core 2 Duo T5850 3997
+14.2%
Athlon II P320 3499

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo T5850 1768
+5.6%
Athlon II P320 1674

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 0.44
Recency 1 October 2008 12 May 2010
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 25 Watt

Athlon II P320 has a 2.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 36% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T5850 and Athlon II P320.


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