Athlon 800 vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Athlon 800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2824not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.49no data
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release dateno data20 December 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Athlon 800 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 GHz0.8 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm180 nm
Die sizeno data102 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistorsno data22 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Athlon 800 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataA
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt43 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Athlon 800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 90 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 43 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 800, on the other hand, has 155.8% lower power consumption.

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