A9-9430 SoC vs Core 2 Duo T8300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8300 and A9-9430 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2528not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.51no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 and A9-9430 SoC 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
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data160 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 and A9-9430 SoC 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
SocketBGA479,PGA478FT4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and A9-9430 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8300 and A9-9430 SoC 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 T8300 and A9-9430 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and A9-9430 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and A9-9430 SoC.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2008 31 May 2016
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

A9-9430 SoC has an age advantage of 8 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

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