Athlon XP-M 2400+ vs Core 2 Extreme QX6700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Athlon XP-M 2400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2242not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Extreme (Desktop)AMD Athlon XP-M
Power efficiency0.97no data
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Barton (2001−2004)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Athlon XP-M 2400+ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate1066 MHz266 MT/s
Multiplierno data13.5
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data101 mm2
Number of transistorsno data54 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Athlon XP-M 2400+ 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 dataA
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Athlon XP-M 2400+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

PowerNow-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Athlon XP-M 2400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Extreme QX6700 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP-M 2400+, on the other hand, has 271.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX6700 and Athlon XP-M 2400+. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is a desktop processor while Athlon XP-M 2400+ is a notebook one.


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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
Core 2 Extreme QX6700
AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+
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