Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs Core 2 Duo T7400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7400 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2840
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	no data	0.57
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	28 August 2006 (18 years ago)	September 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$286	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7400 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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	2.16 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.16 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512K
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Die size	143 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 Million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.1625V-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7400 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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	PBGA479,PPGA478	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7400 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+. 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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7400 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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 T7400 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ are enumerated here.

VT-x

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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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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	89 Watt

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