Athlon 1200 vs Core 2 Duo E7600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7600 and Athlon 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2680not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.05no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Thunderbird C (2000−2001)
Release date10 May 2009 (15 years ago)October 2000 (24 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7600 and Athlon 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 speed3.06 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache3 MB (shared)256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm180 nm
Die size82 mm2120 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million37 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7600 and Athlon 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
SocketLGA775A
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt66 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7600 and Athlon 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 E7600 and Athlon 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 E7600 and Athlon 1200 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7600 and Athlon 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7600 and Athlon 1200.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 66 Watt

Core 2 Duo E7600 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 1.5% lower power consumption.

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