i5-10510U vs Athlon 600
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Comet Lake |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird (1999−2000) | Comet Lake-U (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 23 June 1999 (26 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $615 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 600 and Core i5-10510U 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 184 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 600 and Core i5-10510U 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 | no data |
| Socket | A | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 600 and Core i5-10510U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
i5-10510U has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1186% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon 600 and Intel Core i5-10510U. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 600 is a desktop processor while Core i5-10510U is a notebook one.
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