Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2972
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.63
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)August 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size220 mm277 mm2
Number of transistors154 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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
SocketAM2775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. 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 Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm

Pentium Dual-Core E2180 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

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