Athlon Neo X2 L325 vs Pentium Dual T2370
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Neo X2 L325 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2370 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Dual Core T2370 and Athlon Neo X2 L325 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3129 | 3062 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | 2x AMD Athlon Neo |
| Power efficiency | 0.78 | 1.83 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Congo (2009) |
| Release date | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T2370 and Athlon Neo X2 L325 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 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T2370 and Athlon Neo X2 L325 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.
| Socket | PPGA478 | ASB1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T2370 and Athlon Neo X2 L325. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | HyperTransport 3.0, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization Technology |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T2370 and Athlon Neo X2 L325. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 0.35 |
| Recency | 1 January 2008 | 10 September 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 18 Watt |
Athlon Neo X2 L325 has a 20.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 94.4% lower power consumption.
The Athlon Neo X2 L325 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T2370 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T2370 and Athlon Neo X2 L325, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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