Duron 1000 vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Duron 1000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2876not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Duron
Power efficiency0.52no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)K7 (2000−2004)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)17 December 2001 (22 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Duron 1000 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data200 MT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB64 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography90 nm180 nm
Die size220 mm2105.68 mm2
Number of transistors154 million25 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Duron 1000 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt25 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Duron 1000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 90 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 25 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 1000, on the other hand, has 256% lower power consumption.

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