Athlon 3000G vs Duo T2500

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2500 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1670
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.27
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Core Duo	AMD Athlon
Power efficiency	no data	7.62
Architecture codename	Yonah (2005−2006)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	January 2006 (18 years ago)	7 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$120	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2500 and Athlon 3000G 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	667 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	0 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	90 mm2	209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	151 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.1625V - 1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2500 and Athlon 3000G 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PBGA479,PPGA478	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2500 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core Duo T2500 and Athlon 3000G 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 Duo T2500 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2500 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB?
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo T2500 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	35 Watt

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