Athlon MP 2800+ vs Core 2 Extreme X9000

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Athlon MP 2800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2711	3086
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Extreme	AMD Athlon MP
Power efficiency	1.48	0.49
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	K7 (2000−2004)
Release date	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)	6 May 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$851	$275

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Athlon MP 2800+ 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus type	no data	FSB
Bus rate	800 MHz	266 MT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Die size	107 mm2	101 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	54 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.275V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Athlon MP 2800+ 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	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	PGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	44 Watt	60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Athlon MP 2800+. 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
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Athlon MP 2800+ 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 X9000 and Athlon MP 2800+ 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 Extreme X9000 and Athlon MP 2800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size

no data

4 GB

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.69	0.31
Recency	10 January 2008	6 May 2003
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	44 Watt	60 Watt

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