Athlon II M300 vs Core 2 Duo T5900

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5900
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.41
Athlon II M300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
+2.4%

Athlon II M300 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5900 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5900 and Athlon II M300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29962984
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency1.111.14
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5900 and Athlon II M300 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 speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5900 and Athlon II M300 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.

SocketSocket PSocket S1 (S1g3)
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Athlon II M300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
AMT+no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5900 and Athlon II M300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Athlon II M300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

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 T5900 0.41
Athlon II M300 0.42
+2.4%

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 T5900 652
Athlon II M300 670
+2.8%

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 T5900 273
+28.2%
Athlon II M300 213

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 T5900 466
+15.6%
Athlon II M300 403

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 T5900 2123
+24.9%
Athlon II M300 1700

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 T5900 3997
+20.4%
Athlon II M300 3319

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 T5900 1864
+20.1%
Athlon II M300 1552

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.41 0.42
Recency 1 October 2008 10 September 2009
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

Athlon II M300 has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T5900 and Athlon II M300.


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