Athlon II X4 641 vs Core 2 Duo T5670

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5670 and Athlon II X4 641 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2133
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Merom-2M (2008)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	1 March 2008 (16 years ago)	6 February 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5670 and Athlon II X4 641 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	143 mm2	228 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.0375V-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5670 and Athlon II X4 641 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5670 and Athlon II X4 641. 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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5670 and Athlon II X4 641 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 T5670 and Athlon II X4 641 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5670 and Athlon II X4 641. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 March 2008	6 February 2012
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt

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