Ultra 5 245K vs Athlon 600

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 600 and Core Ultra 5 245K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data78.40
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data20.82
Architecture codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date23 June 1999 (25 years ago)24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$615$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 600 and Core Ultra 5 245K 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 cores1 (Single-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads114
Base clock speedno data4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data159 MHz
L1 cache128 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm3 nm
Die size184 mm2243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors22 million17,800 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 600 and Core Ultra 5 245K 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 configuration11
SocketA1851
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 600 and Core Ultra 5 245K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Athlon 600 and Core Ultra 5 245K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 600 and Core Ultra 5 245K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 600 and Core Ultra 5 245K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AArc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 600 and Core Ultra 5 245K.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 June 1999 24 October 2024
Physical cores 1 14
Threads 1 14
Chip lithography 180 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon 600 has 177.8% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 245K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 25 years, 1300% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 5900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 600 and Core Ultra 5 245K. We've got no test results to judge.


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