Athlon X2 5050e vs Core 2 Duo E6850

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Athlon X2 5050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2686not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.04no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Athlon X2 5050e 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Number of transistorsno data154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Athlon X2 5050e 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon X2 5050e has 44.4% lower power consumption.

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