Core i9 vs Athlon II M360

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M360 and Core i9 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Athlon II	no data
Architecture codename	Caspian (2009)	no data
Release date	10 September 2009 (14 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$399

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M360 and Core i9 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)	no data
Threads	2	no data
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Bus support	3200 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M360 and Core i9 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.

Socket	Socket S1 (S1g3)	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M360 and Core i9. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization, DDR2 400 MHz Memory Controller	no data
PowerNow	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M360 and Core i9. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency

10 September 2009

1 October 2023

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