Athlon 64 FX-62 vs Core 2 Duo E6750

Primary Details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 FX-62 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2614	2629
Place by popularity	not in top-100	48
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	5.17	2.24
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	July 2007 (16 years ago)	no data
Current price	$57	$28

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Duo E6750 has 131% better value for money than Athlon 64 FX-62.

Detailed Specifications

Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 FX-62 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	2.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	no data	1000 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Die size	143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 FX-62 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	no data
Socket	PLGA775	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 FX-62. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 FX-62 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 E6750 and Athlon 64 FX-62 are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 FX-62. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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.

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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 E6750 outperforms Athlon 64 FX-62 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	0.64	0.63
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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