Duron 900 vs A10-5700
Primary details
Comparing A10-5700 and Duron 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2044 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 2.52 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Spitfire (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 2 April 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
Detailed specifications
A10-5700 and Duron 900 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-5700 and Duron 900 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 40 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5700 and Duron 900 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5700 and Duron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7660D | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 2 April 2001 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 40 Watt |
A10-5700 has an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 900, on the other hand, has 62.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A10-5700 and Duron 900. We've got no test results to judge.
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