Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs Core 2 Duo E6540

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6540
2007
2 cores, 65 Watt
0.51
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.54
+5.9%

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ outperforms Core 2 Duo E6540 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6540 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28842856
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.740.57
Architecture codenameno dataWindsor (2006−2007)
Release date1 July 2007 (17 years ago)September 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6540 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2.33 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data512K
L3 cache4 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data220 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6540 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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 configurationno data1
SocketPLGA775AM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+. 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 E6540 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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 E6540 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo E6540 0.51
Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 0.54
+5.9%

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 E6540 808
Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 851
+5.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 0.54
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 89 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6540 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 5200+, on the other hand, has a 5.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo E6540 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6540 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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