Athlon 64 FX-62 vs Core 2 Duo P9700

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2964	3076
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency	2.57	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	2 June 2009 (16 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Athlon 64 (Desktop) 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	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	1000 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	107 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	243 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.012V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9700 and Athlon 64 (Desktop) 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	1
Socket	PGA478	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	2 MB

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62. 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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Athlon 64 (Desktop) 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 P9700 and Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3

DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.67	0.56
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	2 Watt

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