Duron 1200 vs Core 2 Duo E4700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4700 and Duron 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2814not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Duron
Power efficiency0.83no data
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)K7 (2000−2004)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)30 January 2002 (22 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Duron 1200 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
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate800 MHz200 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB64 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm180 nm
Die size111 mm2105.68 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors167 million25 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4700 and Duron 1200 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)
SocketPLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt54.7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Duron 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Duron 1200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Duron 1200 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Duron 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4700 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 1200, on the other hand, has 20.4% lower power consumption.

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