Athlon 1100 vs Core i5

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and Athlon 1100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1765not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.78no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataThunderbird B (2000−2001)
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)August 2000 (23 years ago)
Current price$194 $28

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5 and Athlon 1100 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 coresno data1 (Single-Core)
Threadsno data1
Boost clock speedno data1.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data256 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithographyno data180 nm
Die sizeno data120 mm2
Number of transistorsno data37 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 and Athlon 1100 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
Socketno dataA
Power consumption (TDP)no data60 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5 and Athlon 1100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between Core i5 and Athlon 1100. We've got no test results to judge.


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