Athlon 64 LE-1640 vs Core 2 Duo E6400

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6400 and Athlon 64 LE-1640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2883not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.72no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Orleans (2007−2009)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)7 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Athlon 64 LE-1640 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size143 mm2101.3 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors291 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6400 and Athlon 64 LE-1640 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
SocketLGA775,PLGA775AM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Athlon 64 LE-1640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Athlon 64 LE-1640 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 Core 2 Duo E6400 and Athlon 64 LE-1640 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Athlon 64 LE-1640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Athlon 64 LE-1640.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6400 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 LE-1640, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

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