Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs FX-6300

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Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1709not rated
Place by popularity57not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.55no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.59no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)August 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache288 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6144 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache8192 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size315 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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
SocketAM3+775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180.

PCIe version3.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-6300 4137
+506%
Pentium Dual-Core E2180 683

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

FX-6300 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Dual-Core E2180, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-6300 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. We've got no test results to judge.


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