Athlon 800 vs Core 2 Duo SP9600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Athlon 800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2685not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.70no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release date1 March 2009 (15 years ago)20 December 1999 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316$799

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Athlon 800 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 speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz0.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache6 MB512 KB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm180 nm
Die size107 mm2102 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors410 Million22 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Athlon 800 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
SocketBGA479,BGA956,PBGA479A
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt43 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Athlon 800. 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Athlon 800 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 SP9600 and Athlon 800 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Athlon 800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2009 20 December 1999
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 43 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP9600 has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 72% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Athlon 800. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SP9600 is a notebook processor while Athlon 800 is a desktop one.


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