Ryzen 9 7900X vs Core 2 Solo SU3300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated122
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Solono data
Power efficiencyno data18.12
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date20 August 2008 (16 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$262no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speedno data4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Die size107 mm22x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistors410 MillionCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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
SocketBGA956AM5
Power consumption (TDP)5.5 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Ryzen 9 7900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 Solo SU3300 1247
Ryzen 9 7900X 8623
+591%

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 Solo SU3300 1247
Ryzen 9 7900X 68580
+5400%

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 Solo SU3300 564
Ryzen 9 7900X 21284
+3674%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 August 2008 27 September 2022
Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 170 Watt

Core 2 Solo SU3300 has 3300% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Ryzen 9 7900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Solo SU3300 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7900X is a desktop one.


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