Duron 1200 vs i5-2300

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2300 and Duron 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1837not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.29no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Duron
Power efficiency2.16no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)30 January 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$168no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-2300 and Duron 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate5 GT/s200 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)64 KB
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm180 nm
Die size216 mm2105.68 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million25 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2300 and Duron 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt54.7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2300 and Duron 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2300 and Duron 1200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2300 and Duron 1200 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2300 and Duron 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2300 and Duron 1200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2300 and Duron 1200.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 January 2011 30 January 2002
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 54 Watt

i5-2300 has an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 1200, on the other hand, has 75.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-2300 and Duron 1200. We've got no test results to judge.


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