i5-2477M vs Athlon 64 X2 5200+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-2477M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2856not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency0.57no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateSeptember 2006 (18 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-2477M 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)
Threads24
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache512K512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die size220 mm2149 mm2
Number of transistors154 million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-2477M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-2477M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-2477M are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-2477M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary


Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 35 Watt

i5-2477M has 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Core i5-2477M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 5200+ is a desktop processor while Core i5-2477M is a notebook one.


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