AMD Athlon™ II Processor Competitive Comparison

AMD Athlon™ II Processors

AMD Athlon™ II Processors

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor

Infrastructure

socket AM2+ (DDR2)

socket AM3 (DDR3)

Socket LGA 775

Process Technology

45 nanometer, SOI (silicon on insulator)

45 nanometer

65 nanometer

64-bit Instruction Set Support

Yes, AMD64 Technology

Yes, Intel 64

Enhanced Virus Protection*

Yes

Yes, Execute Disable Bit

System Bus Technology

HyperTransport™ Technology up to 4000MHz, full duplex

Front Side Bus up to 1333 MHz

Integrated Memory Controller

128-bit wide memory controller *

*Note: configurable for dual 64-bit channels for simultaneous read/writes

No, Discrete logic device on motherboard

Types of Memory Supported

X2 - Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066MHz) -AND- PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066MHz)

X3 and X4 - Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066MHz) -AND- PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333MHz)

No, Discrete logic device on motherboard

Total Processor-to-System Bandwidth

X2 -

Up to 33.1GB/s bandwidth [Up to 17.1 GB/s total bandwidth (DDR3-1066) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)]

Up to 28.8GB/s bandwidth [Up to 12.8 GB/s total bandwidth (DDR2-1066) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)]

X3 and X4 –

Up to 37.3GB/s total bandwidth [Up to 21.3 GB/s memory bandwidth (DDR3-1333) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)]

Up to 28.8GB/s bandwidth [Up to 12.8 GB/s total bandwidth (DDR2-1066) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)]

10.7 GB/s

3D & Multimedia instructions

3DNow!™ Technology, SSE, SSE2, SSE3

SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1

Total Designed Power (TDP)

45W, 65W and 95W

65W

*As part of a comprehensive security program, AMD strongly recommends enabling Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) and using up to date third party anti-virus software.

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	AMD Athlon™ II Processors	Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Infrastructure	socket AM2+ (DDR2) socket AM3 (DDR3)	Socket LGA 775
Process Technology	45 nanometer, SOI (silicon on insulator)	45 nanometer 65 nanometer
64-bit Instruction Set Support	Yes, AMD64 Technology	Yes, Intel 64
Enhanced Virus Protection*	Yes	Yes, Execute Disable Bit
System Bus Technology	HyperTransport™ Technology up to 4000MHz, full duplex	Front Side Bus up to 1333 MHz
Integrated Memory Controller	128-bit wide memory controller * *Note: configurable for dual 64-bit channels for simultaneous read/writes	No, Discrete logic device on motherboard
Types of Memory Supported	X2 - Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066MHz) -AND- PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066MHz) X3 and X4 - Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066MHz) -AND- PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333MHz)	No, Discrete logic device on motherboard
Total Processor-to-System Bandwidth	X2 - Up to 33.1GB/s bandwidth [Up to 17.1 GB/s total bandwidth (DDR3-1066) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)] Up to 28.8GB/s bandwidth [Up to 12.8 GB/s total bandwidth (DDR2-1066) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)] X3 and X4 – Up to 37.3GB/s total bandwidth [Up to 21.3 GB/s memory bandwidth (DDR3-1333) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)] Up to 28.8GB/s bandwidth [Up to 12.8 GB/s total bandwidth (DDR2-1066) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)]	10.7 GB/s
3D & Multimedia instructions	3DNow!™ Technology, SSE, SSE2, SSE3	SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1
Total Designed Power (TDP)	45W, 65W and 95W	65W