Athlon 64 FX-70: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Athlon 64 FX-70 sales on November 2006. Based on a Windsor architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 90 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2600 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket F processor with a TDP of 125 Watt. It supports DDR1 memory.
Primary details
Athlon 64 FX-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2007) | |
| Release date | November 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 235 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 227 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 FX-70 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | F | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-70's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon 64 FX-70. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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