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AMD Athlon X2 6500 specifications
| General information |
| Type | CPU / Microprocessor |
| Market segment | Desktop |
| Family | AMD Athlon X2 |
| Model number ? | 6500 |
| CPU part numbers | AD6500WCJ2BGH is an OEM/tray microprocessor AD6500WCGHBOX is a boxed microprocessor |
| Stepping code | JAAFB AA |
| Frequency ? | 2300 MHz |
| Clock multiplier ? | 11.5 |
| Package | 940-pin organic microPGA |
| Sockets | Socket AM2 Socket AM2+ |
| Introduction date | September 2008 |
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| Architecture / Microarchitecture |
| Microarchitecture | K10 |
| Processor core ? | Kuma |
| Core stepping ? | B3 |
| CPUID | 100F23 |
| Manufacturing process | 0.065 micron SOI
450 million transistors |
| Die size | 285mm2 |
| Data width | 64 bit |
| The number of cores | 2 |
| The number of threads | 2 |
| Floating Point Unit | Integrated |
| 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 size | Shared 2 MB |
| Multiprocessing | Uniprocessor |
| 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 ?
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| Low power features | - Cool'n'Quiet 2.0
- CoolCore technology ?
- Independent Dynamic Core Technology ?
- Dual Dynamic Power Management ?
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| On-chip peripherals | - Integrated dual-channel (128-bit) DDR2 SDRAM Memory controller
- HyperTransport technology ?
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| Electrical / Thermal parameters |
| Thermal Design Power ? | 95 Watt |
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CPUs, related to AMD Athlon X2 6500
• Highlighted numbers and features indicate whether specific processor performs better or worse than Athlon X2 6500
• 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
Sorry, overclocking information is not available at this time.
Benchmarks
Benchmark tools
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 |
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Result |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ ADA4800DAA6CD ? |
|
101.4% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600DAA5CD ? |
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101.3% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600DAA5BV ? |
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101.3% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.4GHz ZDV2400IAA639 ? |
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100.8% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600IAA5CU ? |
|
100.8% |
AMD Athlon X2 6500 ? |
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100% |
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron) ? |
|
98.3% |
Intel Pentium E2160 ? |
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98.3% |
AMD A4-5300 ? |
|
98% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2400 ADH2400IAA5DO ? |
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96.6% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4450B ADH445BIAA5DO ? |
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96.6% |
Floating Point performance
| Part number |
|
Result |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600DAA5BV ? |
|
101.3% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ ADA4800DAA6CD ? |
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101.3% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.4GHz ZDV2400IAA639 ? |
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100.8% |
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ (0.045 micron) ? |
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100.8% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ ADA4600IAA5CU ? |
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100.8% |
AMD Athlon X2 6500 ? |
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100% |
Intel Pentium E2220 ? |
|
97% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ ADO4400IAA5DO ? |
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96.7% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2400 ADH2400IAA5DO ? |
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96.7% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4450B ADH445BIAA5DO ? |
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96.6% |
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron) ? |
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96.6% |
MMX / SSE / SSE2 performance
| Part number |
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Result |
AMD E2-3200 ? |
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107.5% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (65 W, BE) ? |
|
106.3% |
AMD Athlon X2 7450 ? |
|
104.3% |
Intel Celeron E1500 ? |
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103.3% |
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ (0.045 micron) ? |
|
100.7% |
AMD Athlon X2 6500 ? |
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100% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ ADA5000IAA5CZ ? |
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99.1% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e ? |
|
98.8% |
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron) ? |
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96.2% |
Intel Pentium E2180 ? |
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96% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ ADO4800IAA5DD ? |
|
95% |
Memory-intensive program performance
| Part number |
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Result |
AMD Phenom X3 8250e ? |
|
103.1% |
AMD Athlon X2 7450 ? |
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102.9% |
AMD Phenom X4 9150e ? |
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102.2% |
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ (0.045 micron) ? |
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101.4% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e ADH4850IAA5DO ? |
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101.3% |
AMD Athlon X2 6500 ? |
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100% |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2400 ADH2400IAA5DO ? |
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98.5% |
AMD Phenom X4 9100e ? |
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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 |
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| Part number: | AD6500WCJ2BGH |
| Stepping Code: | JAAFB AA 0827BPMW |
| Comment: | |
| Submitted by: | CPU-World |
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| 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 |
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| Instruction set extensions | Additional 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 |
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PREFETCH/PREFETCHW |
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RDTSCP |
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SYSCALL/SYSRET |
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SYSENTER/SYSEXIT |
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| Major features | Other 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 |
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Core multi-processing legacy mode |
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Debugging extensions |
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Extended APIC space |
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Hardware P-state control |
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Hardware thermal control |
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Instruction based sampling |
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LAHF / SAHF support in 64-bit mode |
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LBR virtualization |
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LOCK MOV CR0 means MOV CR8 |
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Machine check architecture |
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Machine check exception |
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Memory-type range registers |
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Misaligned SSE mode |
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Model-specific registers |
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Nested page tables |
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OS visible workaround |
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Page attribute table |
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Page global extension |
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Page-size extensions (4MB pages) |
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Physical address extensions |
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SVM lock |
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Software thermal control |
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Support for NRIP save |
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THERMTRIP |
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TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states |
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Temperature sensor |
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Time stamp counter |
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Virtual 8086-mode enhancements |
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