A100 vs Athlon Neo X2 L325
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Neo X2 L325 and A100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3063 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon Neo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.84 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Congo (2009) | Stealey (2007) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | June 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Neo X2 L325 and A100 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 0.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Neo X2 L325 and A100 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 | Intel BGA 437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and A100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization Technology | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and A100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 3 Watt |
Athlon Neo X2 L325 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
A100, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon Neo X2 L325 and A100. We've got no test results to judge.
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