Athlon X2 5050e vs Athlon 64 LE-1660

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 LE-1660 and Athlon X2 5050e 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	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Lima (2008−2009)	Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date	May 2008 (16 years ago)	October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 LE-1660 and Athlon X2 5050e 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
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	77 mm2	126 mm2
Number of transistors	122 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 LE-1660 and Athlon X2 5050e 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	AM2	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2

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