Duron 900 vs Athlon X2 L310
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 L310 and Duron 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | AMD Duron |
| Architecture codename | Conesus (2009) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 20 August 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 L310 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 | 1.2 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 64 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 105.68 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 L310 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 | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Duron 900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Duron 900 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Duron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 20 August 2001 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 25 Watt |
Athlon X2 L310 has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 176.9% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 L310 and Duron 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon X2 L310 is a notebook processor while Duron 900 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 L310 and Duron 900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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