Athlon 64 LE-1660 vs Core 2 Duo E6750

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 LE-1660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2757not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.93no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Lima (2008−2009)
Release dateJuly 2007 (17 years ago)May 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 LE-1660 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 speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 million122 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 LE-1660 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
SocketPLGA775AM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 LE-1660. 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 E6750 and Athlon 64 LE-1660 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 E6750 and Athlon 64 LE-1660 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 LE-1660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6750 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 64 LE-1660, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6750 and Athlon 64 LE-1660. We've got no test results to judge.


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