Core 2 Duo U7600 vs FX-6300

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Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1709not rated
Place by popularity57not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.55no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.59no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Merom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)27 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rateno data533 MHz
L1 cache288 KB64 KB
L2 cache6144 KB2 MB
L3 cache8192 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size315 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data
VID voltage rangeno data0.8V-0.975V

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600 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 configuration11
SocketAM3+PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600.

PCIe version3.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

FX-6300 4137
+1092%
Core 2 Duo U7600 347

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 27 July 2006
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 10 Watt

FX-6300 has an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo U7600, on the other hand, has 850% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo U7600 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6300 and Core 2 Duo U7600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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