Athlon 64 FX-70 vs Athlon Neo MV-40

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Neo MV-40 and Athlon 64 FX-70 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 Neo	no data
Architecture codename	Huron (2009)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	6 January 2009 (15 years ago)	November 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price	$85	$200

Detailed specifications

Athlon Neo MV-40 and Athlon 64 FX-70 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	1.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus support	1600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	235 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Neo MV-40 and Athlon 64 FX-70 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	no data	1
Socket	ASB1	F
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Athlon 64 FX-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Athlon 64 FX-70 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Athlon 64 FX-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR1

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

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