Athlon X2 6500 BE vs Core 2 Duo U7600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo U7600 and Athlon X2 6500 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
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-2048 (2006−2008)	Kuma (2008−2009)
Release date	27 July 2006 (18 years ago)	September 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo U7600 and Athlon X2 6500 BE 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	1.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	143 mm2	285 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 Million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.8V-0.975V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo U7600 and Athlon X2 6500 BE 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	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Athlon X2 6500 BE. 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 U7600 and Athlon X2 6500 BE 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 U7600 and Athlon X2 6500 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

10 Watt

95 Watt

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