Athlon 64 3000+ vs Core 2 Duo SL9400

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Athlon 64 3000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Clawhammer (2001−2005)
Release date20 August 2008 (16 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$284$65

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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 speed1.86 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache6 MB512K
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size107 mm2193 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V - 1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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
SocketBGA956754
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Athlon 64 3000+. 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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 SL9400 and Athlon 64 3000+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo SL9400 759
+127%
Athlon 64 3000+ 334

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 89 Watt

Core 2 Duo SL9400 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 423.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Athlon 64 3000+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SL9400 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 3000+ is a desktop one.


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