Athlon II X4 651K vs Core 2 Duo E7500

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7500 and Athlon II X4 651K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2658not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date10 January 2009 (15 years ago)14 November 2011 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Athlon II X4 651K 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.93 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size82 mm2228 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7500 and Athlon II X4 651K 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
SocketLGA775FM1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Athlon II X4 651K. 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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Athlon II X4 651K 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 E7500 and Athlon II X4 651K are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Athlon II X4 651K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Athlon II X4 651K.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2009 14 November 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt

Core 2 Duo E7500 has 53.8% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X4 651K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

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