AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM2 Intel Socket 775
Process size 65 nm 45 nm
Transistors 154 million 410 million
Die size 126 mm² 104 mm²
Package µPGA FC-LGA6
Foundry Intel
tCaseMax 72°C

Performance

Frequency 2.6 GHz 3 GHz
Turbo clock
Base clock 200 MHz 333 MHz
Multiplier 13.0x 9.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.325 V 1.2 V
TDP 65 W 65 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Sep 25th, 2007 Jan 1st, 2008
Codename Brisbane Wolfdale
Generation Athlon 64 X2 Core 2 Duo
Part ADO5000IAA5DS SLAPLSLB9J
Memory support unknown Dual-channel DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 2 2
Total Threads 2 2
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics

Cache

Cache L1 256K 64K (per core)
Cache L2 512K 6MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This CPU features an unlocked FSB multiplier, allowing the user to set the multiplier higher than its rated value. It is branded under the Black Edition label. Spec Code of E0 Stepping: SLB9J

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
C1E Yes
C2E Yes
EIST Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4 Yes
TXT Yes
VT Yes

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