Duron 1200 vs Athlon II X2 215

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 215 and Duron 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2781not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Duron
Power efficiency0.89no data
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)30 January 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 215 and Duron 1200 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
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data200 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB64 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm180 nm
Die size117 mm2105.68 mm2
Number of transistors410 million25 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 215 and Duron 1200 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt54.7 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Duron 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Duron 1200.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 October 2009 30 January 2002
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt

Athlon II X2 215 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 1200, on the other hand, has 20.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 215 and Duron 1200. We've got no test results to judge.


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