Core 2 Duo E7500 vs Ryzen 5 7530U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 7530U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.10
+1303%
Core 2 Duo E7500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72

Ryzen 5 7530U outperforms Core 2 Duo E7500 by a whopping 1303% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7530U and Core 2 Duo E7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7672687
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency63.461.04
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U Refresh (2023)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)10 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7530U and Core 2 Duo E7500 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)
Threads122
Base clock speed2 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz0.93 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB (shared)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size180 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7530U and Core 2 Duo E7500 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
SocketFP6LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Core 2 Duo E7500. 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+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 7530U and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 5 7530U and Core 2 Duo E7500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Core 2 Duo E7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 7On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Core 2 Duo E7500.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.


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.

Ryzen 5 7530U 10.10
+1303%
Core 2 Duo E7500 0.72

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 5 7530U 15991
+1301%
Core 2 Duo E7500 1141

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 7530U 1636
+373%
Core 2 Duo E7500 346

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 7530U 5662
+897%
Core 2 Duo E7500 568

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.10 0.72
Recency 4 January 2023 10 January 2009
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 7530U has a 1302.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7530U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 7530U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 7530U and Core 2 Duo E7500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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