Core 2 Duo SU7300 vs Turion X2 RM-72

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Aggregate performance score

Turion X2 RM-72
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.44
+25.7%
Core 2 Duo SU7300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.35

Turion X2 RM-72 outperforms Core 2 Duo SU7300 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Turion X2 RM-72 Turion X2 RM-72
Core 2 Duo SU7300 Core 2 Duo SU7300

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30163118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD TurionIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.203.33
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 January 2009 (16 years ago)1 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo SU7300 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB3 MB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo SU7300 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
SocketS1BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo SU7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo SU7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Core 2 Duo SU7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno 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.

Turion X2 RM-72 0.44
+25.7%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 0.35

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.

Turion X2 RM-72 1627
+8.8%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 1496

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion X2 RM-72 3174
+12.8%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 2813

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.

Turion X2 RM-72 1534
+30.2%
Core 2 Duo SU7300 1178

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.44 0.35
Recency 1 January 2009 1 September 2009
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

Turion X2 RM-72 has a 25.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Core 2 Duo SU7300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Turion X2 RM-72 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SU7300 in performance tests.

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