Athlon 950 vs i7-2610UE

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2610UE and Athlon 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2538	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	4.93	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	6 March 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$317	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2610UE and Athlon 950 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	0.95 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	180 nm
Die size	no data	102 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	624 Million	22 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2610UE and Athlon 950 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	A
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2610UE and Athlon 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2610UE and Athlon 950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2610UE and Athlon 950 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2610UE and Athlon 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR1
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 3000

N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	62 Watt

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