Duron 1400 vs Athlon 800
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 800 and Duron 1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird (1999−2000) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 20 December 1999 (25 years ago) | 15 August 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 800 and Duron 1400 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266.66 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 102 mm2 | 80.89 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | 37 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 800 and Duron 1400 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | A | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 43 Watt | 57 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 800 and Duron 1400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 December 1999 | 15 August 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 43 Watt | 57 Watt |
Athlon 800 has 32.6% lower power consumption.
Duron 1400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 800 and Duron 1400. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 800 and Duron 1400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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