Duron 1800 vs Athlon XP 1600+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon XP 1600+ and Duron 1800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3359not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Duron
Power efficiency0.17no data
Architecture codenameThoroughbred (2001−2002)K7 (2000−2004)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)15 August 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon XP 1600+ and Duron 1800 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data266.66 MT/s
Multiplierno data13.5
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache256 KB64 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography180 nm130 nm
Die size150 mm280.89 mm2
Number of transistors37 million37 Million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon XP 1600+ and Duron 1800 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)
SocketAno data
Power consumption (TDP)63 Watt57 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon XP 1600+ and Duron 1800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 180 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 63 Watt 57 Watt

Duron 1800 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 10.5% lower power consumption.

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