Athlon 1200 vs Core 2 Duo E6850

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Athlon 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2688not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.04no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Thunderbird C (2000−2001)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)October 2000 (24 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Athlon 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data256 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm180 nm
Die sizeno data120 mm2
Number of transistorsno data37 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Athlon 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataA
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt66 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Athlon 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 66 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6850 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 176.9% more advanced lithography process, and 1.5% lower power consumption.

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