Athlon 1300 vs Core 2 Solo SU3500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Athlon 1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Solono data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Thunderbird B (2000−2001)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)March 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$262no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Athlon 1300 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed1.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache3 MB256 KB
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm180 nm
Die size107 mm2120 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million37 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Athlon 1300 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA956A
Power consumption (TDP)5.5 Watt68 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Athlon 1300. 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 Solo SU3500 and Athlon 1300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Athlon 1300 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Athlon 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 68 Watt

Core 2 Solo SU3500 has a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 1260% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Athlon 1300. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Solo SU3500 is a notebook processor while Athlon 1300 is a desktop one.


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