i486DX4-100 vs Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual-Core E2160 and i486DX4-100 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 segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel 80486
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)80486 (1989)
Release dateJune 2007 (17 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual-Core E2160 and i486DX4-100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads2no data
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data33 MT/s
Multiplierno data3
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB
L2 cache1 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm600 nm
Die size77 mm2no data
Number of transistors105 million2 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual-Core E2160 and i486DX4-100 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 configuration1no data
Socket775no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2160 and i486DX4-100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2160 and i486DX4-100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 600 nm

Pentium Dual-Core E2160 has 100% more physical cores, and a 823.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium Dual-Core E2160 and i486DX4-100. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium Dual-Core E2160 is a desktop processor while i486DX4-100 is a notebook one.


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Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
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