GX-217GI vs Duron 650
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Primary details
Comparing 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 | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Duron | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Spitfire (2000−2001) | Brown Falcon (2016) |
| Release date | 19 June 2000 (25 years ago) | 23 February 2016 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $154 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Duron 650 and GX-217GI 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.65 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 200 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 6.5 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 64 KB | 1 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 25 million | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Duron 650 and GX-217GI 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | A | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Duron 650 and GX-217GI. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Duron 650 and GX-217GI are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Duron 650 and GX-217GI. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 Depends on motherboard | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Radeon R6E 4CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Duron 650 and GX-217GI.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 June 2000 | 23 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 15 Watt |
GX-217GI has an age advantage of 15 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 93.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Duron 650 and AMD GX-217GI. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Duron 650 is a desktop processor while GX-217GI is a notebook one.
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