Core 2 Duo E6305 vs Athlon 64 X2 5200+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core 2 Duo E6305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2839not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.57no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)no data
Release dateSeptember 2006 (18 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core 2 Duo E6305 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache512Kno data
L3 cache0 KB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size220 mm2no data
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core 2 Duo E6305 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core 2 Duo E6305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core 2 Duo E6305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core 2 Duo E6305 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6305 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core 2 Duo E6305. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 5200+ is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo E6305 is a server/workstation one.


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AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
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