AMD Athlon X2 6500 - AD6500WCJ2BGH / AD6500WCGHBOX


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AMD Athlon X2 6500 specifications

General information
TypeCPU / Microprocessor
Market segmentDesktop
FamilyAMD Athlon X2
Model number  ? 6500
CPU part numbersAD6500WCJ2BGH is an OEM/tray microprocessor
AD6500WCGHBOX is a boxed microprocessor
Stepping codeJAAFB AA
Frequency  ? 2300 MHz
Clock multiplier  ? 11.5
Package940-pin organic microPGA
SocketsSocket AM2
Socket AM2+
Introduction dateSeptember 2008
 
Architecture / Microarchitecture
MicroarchitectureK10
Processor core  ? Kuma
Core stepping  ? B3
CPUID100F23
Manufacturing process0.065 micron SOI
450 million transistors
Die size285mm2
Data width64 bit
The number of cores2
The number of threads2
Floating Point UnitIntegrated
Level 1 cache size  ? 2 x 64 KB instruction caches
2 x 64 KB data caches
Level 2 cache size  ? 2 x 512 KB
Level 3 cache sizeShared 2 MB
MultiprocessingUniprocessor
Features
  • MMX instructions
  • 3DNow! technology
  • SSE / Streaming SIMD Extensions
  • SSE2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 2
  • SSE3 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
  • SSE4a  ? 
  • AMD64 / AMD 64-bit technology  ? 
  • AMD-V / AMD Virtualization technology
  • EVP / Enhanced Virus Protection  ? 
Low power features
  • Cool'n'Quiet 2.0
  • CoolCore technology  ? 
  • Independent Dynamic Core Technology  ? 
  • Dual Dynamic Power Management  ? 
On-chip peripherals
  • Integrated dual-channel (128-bit) DDR2 SDRAM Memory controller
  • HyperTransport technology  ? 
 
Electrical / Thermal parameters
Thermal Design Power  ? 95 Watt
 

CPUs, related to AMD Athlon X2 6500

Model Cores /
Threads
Freq. L2
cache
L3
cache
TDP Features
AMD Athlon X2 family, Socket AM2 / Socket AM2+
   Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron)2 / 22.2 GHz1 MB 65 Watt
   Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron OGJ)2 / 22.2 GHz1 MB 65 Watt
   Athlon X2 65002 / 22.3 GHz1 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Athlon X2 74502 / 22.4 GHz1 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Athlon X2 75502 / 22.5 GHz1 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Athlon X2 7750 (non-BE)2 / 22.7 GHz1 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Athlon X2 7750 (BE)2 / 22.7 GHz1 MB2 MB95 WattUnlock
   Athlon X2 78502 / 22.8 GHz1 MB2 MB95 WattUnlock
AMD Athlon X2 family, K10 micro-architecture, Other sockets
   Athlon X2 5200+ (0.045 micron)2 / 22.3 GHz1 MB 65 Watt
Other families, K10 micro-architecture, Socket AM2 / Socket AM2+
   Phenom X3 8750 (non-BE)3 / 32.4 GHz1.5 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Phenom X3 8750B3 / 32.4 GHz1.5 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Phenom X3 8750 (BE)3 / 32.4 GHz1.5 MB2 MB95 WattUnlock
   Phenom X3 8850 (non-BE)3 / 32.5 GHz1.5 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Phenom X3 8850B3 / 32.5 GHz1.5 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Phenom X4 9850 (95W)4 / 42.5 GHz2 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Phenom X4 9850B4 / 42.5 GHz2 MB2 MB95 Watt
   Phenom X4 9850 (125W, BE)4 / 42.5 GHz2 MB2 MB125 WattUnlock
   Phenom X4 9950 (125W)4 / 42.6 GHz2 MB2 MB125 WattUnlock
   Phenom X4 9950 (140W)4 / 42.6 GHz2 MB2 MB140 WattUnlock

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 • Within each category, the CPUs are sorted from slower (at the top) to faster (at the bottom)

 • List of related CPUs is not complete.

 • Features abbreviations:

Unlock - Unlocked multiplier

FAQ

Q: Can I upgrade my AMD Athlon X2 6500 processor?
A: Probably yes. CPU compatibility is determined by your motherboard. Please check CPU-Upgrade.com resource for CPU support list for your board.

AMD Athlon X2 6500 Overclocking

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AMD Athlon X2 6500 benchmarks

The graphs below show up to 10 processors with aproximately the same level of performance in different types of applications. All processors were tested at nominal frequency (not overclocked), with stock heatsink and default BIOS settings. To see how the Athlon X2 6500 compares to other CPUs please see benchmark tools section above.

Benchmarked processor

CPU ID:0F23h
CPU vendor string:AuthenticAMD
CPU name string:AMD Athlon(tm) 6500 Dual-Core Processor

Integer performance

Part number   Result
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ ADA4800DAA6CD  ? 
101.4%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600DAA5CD  ? 
101.3%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600DAA5BV  ? 
101.3%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.4GHz ZDV2400IAA639  ? 
100.8%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600IAA5CU  ? 
100.8%
AMD Athlon X2 6500  ? 
100%
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron)  ? 
98.3%
Intel Pentium E2160  ? 
98.3%
AMD A4-5300  ? 
98%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2400 ADH2400IAA5DO  ? 
96.6%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4450B ADH445BIAA5DO  ? 
96.6%

Floating Point performance

Part number   Result
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600DAA5BV  ? 
101.3%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ ADA4800DAA6CD  ? 
101.3%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.4GHz ZDV2400IAA639  ? 
100.8%
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ (0.045 micron)  ? 
100.8%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600IAA5CU  ? 
100.8%
AMD Athlon X2 6500  ? 
100%
Intel Pentium E2220  ? 
97%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ ADO4400IAA5DO  ? 
96.7%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2400 ADH2400IAA5DO  ? 
96.7%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4450B ADH445BIAA5DO  ? 
96.6%
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron)  ? 
96.6%

MMX / SSE / SSE2 performance

Part number   Result
AMD E2-3200  ? 
107.5%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (65 W, BE)  ? 
106.3%
AMD Athlon X2 7450  ? 
104.3%
Intel Celeron E1500  ? 
103.3%
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ (0.045 micron)  ? 
100.7%
AMD Athlon X2 6500  ? 
100%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ ADA5000IAA5CZ  ? 
99.1%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e  ? 
98.8%
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron)  ? 
96.2%
Intel Pentium E2180  ? 
96%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ ADO4800IAA5DD  ? 
95%

Memory-intensive program performance

Part number   Result
AMD Phenom X3 8250e  ? 
103.1%
AMD Athlon X2 7450  ? 
102.9%
AMD Phenom X4 9150e  ? 
102.2%
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ (0.045 micron)  ? 
101.4%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e ADH4850IAA5DO  ? 
101.3%
AMD Athlon X2 6500  ? 
100%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2400 ADH2400IAA5DO  ? 
98.5%
AMD Phenom X4 9100e  ? 
97.9%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ ADO4200IAA5CU  ? 
97%
AMD Athlon II X2 270u  ? 
95.4%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+  ? 
95.4%

CPU ID (1)

CPUID Tools

CPUID features of Athlon X2 6500

NOTE: The CPU ID information below was taken from one CPU and may include features that are not present in all different steppings of the AMD Athlon X2 6500 CPU.

Manufacturer:AMD
CPU Family:Athlon X2
Model Number:6500
Frequency:2300 MHz
Part number:
AD6500WCJ2BGH
Stepping Code:JAAFB AA 0827BPMW
Comment:
Submitted by:CPU-World
General information
Vendor:AuthenticAMD
Processor name (BIOS):AMD Athlon(tm) 6500 Dual-Core Processor
Cores:2
Logical processors:2
Processor type:Original OEM Processor
Core stepping:DR-B3
CPUID signature:100F23
Family:16 (010h)
Model: 2 (02h)
Stepping: 3 (03h)

Cache: L1 data L1 instruction L2 L3
Size: 2 x 64 KB 2 x 64 KB 2 x 512 KB 2 MB
Associativity: 2-way set
associative
2-way set
associative
16-way set
associative
32-way set
associative
Line size: 64 bytes 64 bytes 64 bytes 64 bytes
Lines per tag: 1 1 1 1
 
Instruction set extensionsAdditional instructions
MMX Advanced Bit manipulation
AMD extensions to MMX CLFLUSH
3DNow! CMOV
Extensions to 3DNow! CMPXCHG16B
SSE CMPXCHG8B
SSE2 FXSAVE/FXRSTORE
SSE3 MONITOR/MWAIT
SSE4A POPCNT
  PREFETCH/PREFETCHW
  RDTSCP
  SYSCALL/SYSRET
  SYSENTER/SYSEXIT
 
Major featuresOther features
On-chip Floating Point Unit 1 GB large page support
64-bit / Intel 64 100MHz multiplier control
NX bit/XD-bit 128-bit SSE instructions
Secure Virtual Machine (Virtualization) 36-bit page-size extensions
PowerNow! / Cool'n'Quiet Advanced programmable interrupt controller
  Core multi-processing legacy mode
  Debugging extensions
  Extended APIC space
  Hardware P-state control
  Hardware thermal control
  Instruction based sampling
  LAHF / SAHF support in 64-bit mode
  LBR virtualization
  LOCK MOV CR0 means MOV CR8
  Machine check architecture
  Machine check exception
  Memory-type range registers
  Misaligned SSE mode
  Model-specific registers
  Nested page tables
  OS visible workaround
  Page attribute table
  Page global extension
  Page-size extensions (4MB pages)
  Physical address extensions
  SVM lock
  Software thermal control
  Support for NRIP save
  THERMTRIP
  TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states
  Temperature sensor
  Time stamp counter
  Virtual 8086-mode enhancements

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