i5-750s vs Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-750s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2820	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.56	no data
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2007)	Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date	September 2006 (18 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-750s 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	2.5 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm
Die size	220 mm2	296 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
Number of transistors	154 million	774 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-750s 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	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	82 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-750s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-750s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-750s are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-750s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-750s.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	82 Watt

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