Athlon XP-M 2500+ vs C-60
Primary details
Comparing C-60 and Athlon XP-M 2500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3219 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD C-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.10 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-60 and Athlon XP-M 2500+ 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 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 101 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on C-60 and Athlon XP-M 2500+ 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-60 and Athlon XP-M 2500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-60 and Athlon XP-M 2500+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-60 and Athlon XP-M 2500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6290 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 45 Watt |
C-60 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between C-60 and Athlon XP-M 2500+. We've got no test results to judge.
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