Athlon 600 vs Phenom II X2 P650
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X2 P650 and Athlon 600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Thunderbird (2000) |
| Release date | 19 October 2010 (13 years ago) | June 2000 (23 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $87 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 P650 and Athlon 600 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 0.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 120 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 P650 and Athlon 600 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 38 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 P650 and Athlon 600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR3 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 P650 and Athlon 600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 38 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 P650 and Athlon 600. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X2 P650 is a notebook processor while Athlon 600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 P650 and Athlon 600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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