Athlon 900 vs Duo T2400

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2400 and Athlon 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesCore Duono data
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release dateJanuary 2006 (18 years ago)6 March 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$16$899

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2400 and Athlon 900 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 speed1.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz0.9 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache0 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm180 nm
Die size90 mm2102 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors151 million22 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.1625V - 1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2400 and Athlon 900 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
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479A
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2400 and Athlon 900. 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 Duo T2400 and Athlon 900 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 Duo T2400 and Athlon 900 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2400 and Athlon 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 60 Watt

Duo T2400 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 176.9% more advanced lithography process, and 93.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core Duo T2400 and Athlon 900. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core Duo T2400 is a notebook processor while Athlon 900 is a desktop one.


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