Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2973
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	0.63
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2007)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	May 2006 (18 years ago)	August 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Die size	220 mm2	77 mm2
Number of transistors	154 million	105 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

90 nm

65 nm

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