Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Core 2 Duo E6420

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6420 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Manchester (2005−2006)
Release dateApril 2007 (17 years ago)December 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6420 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.13 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB256K
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size111 mm2220 mm2
Maximum core temperature60 °Cno data
Number of transistors167 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6420 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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
SocketPLGA775939
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6420 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+. 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 E6420 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 E6420 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6420 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

Core 2 Duo E6420 760
+4%
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 731

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E6420 285
+73.8%
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 164

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E6420 513
+84.5%
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 278

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6420 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6420 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
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