Core 2 Duo E6540 vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
2 cores / 2 threads, 110 Watt
0.57
+11.8%

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6540 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core 2 Duo E6540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28102868
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.490.74
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)no data
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 July 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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)
Threads2no data
Base clock speedno data2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Bus rate1000 MHz1333 MHz
L3 cacheno data4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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.

Socketno dataPLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core 2 Duo E6540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core 2 Duo E6540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Core 2 Duo E6540 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 0.51
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 has a 11.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Core 2 Duo E6540, on the other hand, has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 69.2% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6540 in performance tests.


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