Duron 1800 vs Core 2 Duo E6850

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Duron 1800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2690not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)AMD Duron
Power efficiency1.04no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)K7 (2000−2004)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)15 August 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Duron 1800 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
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate1333 MHz266.66 MT/s
Multiplierno data13.5
L2 cacheno data64 KB
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data80.89 mm2
Number of transistorsno data37 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Duron 1800 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 (Uniprocessor)
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt57 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Duron 1800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 57 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6850 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 1800, on the other hand, has 14% lower power consumption.

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