AMD Athlon 1200 vs AMD Athlon 600
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 1200 and AMD Athlon 600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1200
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
- Around 100% higher clock speed: 1.2 GHz vs 0.6 GHz
| Launch date | October 2000 vs June 2000 |
| Maximum frequency | 1.2 GHz vs 0.6 GHz |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 600
- Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 38 Watt vs 66 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 38 Watt vs 66 Watt |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon 1200 | AMD Athlon 600 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Thunderbird C | Thunderbird |
| Launch date | October 2000 | June 2000 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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| Die size | 120 mm | 120 mm |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 180 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 1.2 GHz | 0.6 GHz |
| Number of cores | 1 | 1 |
| Transistor count | 37 million | 37 million |
Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR1 |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | A | A |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 66 Watt | 38 Watt |
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