Athlon 64 LE-1600 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 LE-1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2392not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Extremeno data
Power efficiency2.40no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 LE-1600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache12 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2230 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 LE-1600 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 configuration21
SocketPGA478AM2
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 LE-1600. 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
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 LE-1600 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 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 LE-1600 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 LE-1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 LE-1600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Extreme QX9300 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 LE-1600 is a desktop one.


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