Duo T2600 vs Athlon X2 L310
Aggregate performance score
Core Duo T2600 outperforms Athlon X2 L310 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3271 | 3187 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | Intel Core Duo |
| Power efficiency | 1.54 | 0.89 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Conesus (2009) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 5 January 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $440 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 L310 and Core Duo T2600 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.16 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 2.16 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 0 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 90 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 151 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.1625V - 1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 L310 and Core Duo T2600 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 | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA | PPGA478, PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core Duo T2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon X2 L310 and Core Duo T2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core Duo T2600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core Duo T2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.29 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 5 January 2006 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 31 Watt |
Athlon X2 L310 has an age advantage of 3 years, and 138.5% lower power consumption.
Duo T2600, on the other hand, has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score.
The Intel Core Duo T2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X2 L310 in performance tests.
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