Ultra 7 266V vs Athlon II X2 280

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 280 and Core Ultra 7 266V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2575not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency1.24no data
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date6 February 2013 (11 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 280 and Core Ultra 7 266V 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 speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache128 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 280 and Core Ultra 7 266V 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
SocketAM3Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 280 and Core Ultra 7 266V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 280 and Core Ultra 7 266V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 280 and Core Ultra 7 266V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 280 and Core Ultra 7 266V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 280 and Core Ultra 7 266V.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 February 2013 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Ultra 7 266V has an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 280 and Core Ultra 7 266V. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon II X2 280 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 266V is a notebook one.


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