Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U vs Core 2 Duo T5850

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5850
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.43
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.61
+740%

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U outperforms Core 2 Duo T5850 by a whopping 740% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5850 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29651508
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency1.2022.78
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)8 January 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5850 and Ryzen 3 PRO 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
Multiplierno data20
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5850 and Ryzen 3 PRO 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFP5
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5850 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5850 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5850 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5850 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 3.61
+740%

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
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 5737
+735%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 3.61
Recency 1 October 2008 8 January 2018
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U has a 739.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 126.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5850 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5850 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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