Athlon 64 FX-55 vs E1-1200
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 FX-55 outperforms E1-1200 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3405 | 3391 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.52 | 0.09 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Clawhammer (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 6 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 10 October 2004 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $180 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
E1-1200 and Athlon 64 FX-55 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 | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on E1-1200 and Athlon 64 FX-55 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FT1 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-1200 and Athlon 64 FX-55. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-1200 and Athlon 64 FX-55 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-1200 and Athlon 64 FX-55. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7310 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.22 | 0.23 |
| Recency | 6 June 2012 | 10 October 2004 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 104 Watt |
E1-1200 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 477.8% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 FX-55, on the other hand, has a 4.5% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD E1-1200 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-55.
Be aware that E1-1200 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 FX-55 is a desktop one.
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