E1-1200 vs Athlon 64 FX-74
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 FX-74 outperforms E1-1200 by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3082 | 3462 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD E-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.47 | 1.31 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2007) | Zacate (2011−2013) |
| Release date | November 2006 (19 years ago) | 6 June 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 FX-74 and E1-1200 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 235 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 227 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 FX-74 and E1-1200 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 | F | FT1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and E1-1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and E1-1200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and E1-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 7310 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 0.22 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 18 Watt |
Athlon 64 FX-74 has a 150% higher aggregate performance score.
E1-1200, on the other hand, has a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 594.4% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD E1-1200 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 64 FX-74 is a desktop processor while E1-1200 is a notebook one.
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