Duron 1200 vs Athlon XP 1500+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP 1500+ and Duron 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3378 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 0.17 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Palomino (2001) | Morgan (2001−2002) |
| Release date | October 2001 (23 years ago) | 15 November 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $103 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 1500+ 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 150 mm2 | 106 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 1500+ 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | A | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 55 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon XP 1500+ and Duron 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 55 Watt |
Duron 1200 has 9.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon XP 1500+ and Duron 1200. We've got no test results to judge.
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