Core 2 Duo L7400 vs Ryzen 3 3100

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking956not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation33.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesMatisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)no data
Power efficiency10.93no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)no data
Release date24 April 2020 (4 years ago)1 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads8no data
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography7 nm65 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400 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
SocketAM4PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
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-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Ryzen 3 3100 11928
+2212%
Core 2 Duo L7400 516

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 April 2020 1 July 2006
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Ryzen 3 3100 has an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo L7400, on the other hand, has 282.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo L7400 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3100 and Core 2 Duo L7400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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