Z-60 vs Athlon 950
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 3550 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.28 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird (1999−2000) | Hondo (2012) |
| Release date | 6 March 2000 (25 years ago) | 9 October 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 950 and Z-60 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 0.95 GHz | 1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 102 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 950 and Z-60 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 | A | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 950 and Z-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 950 and Z-60 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 950 and Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon HD 6250 (276 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2000 | 9 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 5 Watt |
Z-60 has an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 1140% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon 950 and AMD Z-60. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 950 is a desktop processor while Z-60 is a notebook one.
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