Core 2 Solo SU3500 vs FX-8800P

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2010not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Core 2 Solo
Power efficiency11.29no data
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$262

Detailed specifications

FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cache2048 KB3 MB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size250 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP4BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt5.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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.



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.

FX-8800P 2604
+77.4%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 1468

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.

FX-8800P 4227
+547%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 654

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

FX-8800P 12.02
+834%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 112.25

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2015 1 April 2009
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 5 Watt

FX-8800P has an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Solo SU3500, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-8800P and Core 2 Solo SU3500. We've got no test results to judge.


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