Ultra 5 238V vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2812not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.49no data
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHz37 MHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 dataIntel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 90 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 17 Watt

Ultra 5 238V has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 2900% more advanced lithography process, and 547.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook one.


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