Athlon XP 2600+ vs Athlon X2 7750 BE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7750 BE and Athlon XP 2600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameKuma (2008−2009)Barton (2001−2004)
Release dateDecember 2008 (15 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$23

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7750 BE and Athlon XP 2600+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.92 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die size285 mm2101 mm2
Number of transistors450 million63 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7750 BE and Athlon XP 2600+ 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
SocketAM2+A
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt68 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Athlon XP 2600+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 68 Watt

Athlon X2 7750 BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP 2600+, on the other hand, has 39.7% lower power consumption.

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