Duron 900 vs Athlon II P320
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P320 and Duron 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2959 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 1.67 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Spitfire (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 20 August 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P320 and Duron 900 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 | 2.1 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 64 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 105.68 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P320 and Duron 900 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1g4 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Duron 900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P320 and Duron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 20 August 2001 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
Athlon II P320 has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II P320 and Duron 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon II P320 is a notebook processor while Duron 900 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Duron 900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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