Athlon MP 2000+ vs A6-5400K
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2942 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon MP |
| Power efficiency | 0.47 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 27 August 2002 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $319 |
Detailed specifications
A6-5400K and Athlon MP 2000+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 85 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 37 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-5400K and Athlon MP 2000+ 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 58.2 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400K and Athlon MP 2000+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400K and Athlon MP 2000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 7540D | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 27 August 2002 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 58 Watt |
A6-5400K has an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 306% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon MP 2000+, on the other hand, has 12% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD A6-5400K and AMD Athlon MP 2000+. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A6-5400K is a desktop processor while Athlon MP 2000+ is a server/workstation one.
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