Pentium Dual T2130 vs Athlon XP 2600+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP 2600+ and Pentium Dual Core T2130 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 | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Pentium Dual Core |
| Architecture codename | Barton (2001−2004) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | January 2001 (23 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $23 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 2600+ and Pentium Dual Core T2130 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.92 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 101 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 2600+ and Pentium Dual Core T2130 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | A | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 31 Watt |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 31 Watt |
Pentium Dual T2130 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 119.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon XP 2600+ and Pentium Dual Core T2130. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon XP 2600+ is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T2130 is a notebook one.
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