Intel Core2 Duo E7200 vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
Released April, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E7200
- 2.53 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E7200
 | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.84 GHz | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 74.1 °C |
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Released September, 2010
AMD Athlon II X3 420e
- 2.6 GHz
- Tri core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X3 420e
| | More cores 3 | | More threads 3 |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 36.56W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.84 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74.1 °C | vs | 72 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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| More cores | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more threads | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 52.81W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2010 | vs | Apr, 2008 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E7200 vs Athlon II X3 420e
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E7200 | vs | Athlon II X3 420e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Tri core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| AM3 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.28 pt/W | 2.04 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 36.56W | |
details | Core2 Duo E7200 | vs | Athlon II X3 420e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 3 | |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.67 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 0.78 - 1.25V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 74.1°C | Unknown - 72°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.84 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.53 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.84 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
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