Pentium G860T vs Athlon 600

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 600 and Pentium G860T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Thunderbird (2000)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	June 2000 (24 years ago)	3 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$87	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 600 and Pentium G860T 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	no data	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	180 nm	32 nm
Die size	120 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	37 million	504 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 600 and Pentium G860T 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
Socket	A	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 600 and Pentium G860T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Athlon 600 and Pentium G860T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 600 and Pentium G860T are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 600 and Pentium G860T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 600 and Pentium G860T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 600 and Pentium G860T.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	180 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	35 Watt

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