AMD Duron 750 socket: Socket 462

What the Duron 750 is

The AMD Duron 750 is a 750 MHz single-core desktop processor from September 2000. It runs one K7 Spitfire core at 750 MHz with no turbo, so 1 core gives 1 thread. Cache is 64 KB of full-speed on-chip L2 with 128 KB of L1 on a 180 nm process. Power is rated near 33.4 W in a Socket A ceramic PGA package on a 200 MT/s EV6 bus with a 7.5x multiplier at 1.6 V.

A half-ratio step over the 700 at a small power cost makes the 750 a steady office pick, which is why it shipped in managed business boxes. AMD launched the Duron 750 on September 5, 2000. The chip supports MMX and Enhanced 3DNow.

Mid Spitfire clocks with a 33 W envelope suit Socket A office towers with SDRAM. The 7.5x ratio needs an exact BIOS string. That is why the 750 shipped in corporate desktops.

Socket and motherboard compatibility

The 750 fits Socket A office desktops with Spitfire support. It needs a 462-pin board with a 200 MT/s bus and a BIOS that lists Duron 750. The Socket vs chipset: what decides whether a CPU works guide covers pairing rules.

Office SDRAM towers are the natural match. Boards listing Duron 750 accept the chip with a 33 W cooler.

Memory, PCIe and cooling

Memory is SDRAM through the board chipset, matched to the board sockets. The CPU has no memory controller. Office boards commonly run PC100 pairs.

A 200 MT/s EV6 bus ties the CPU to the chipset, while AGP and PCI hang off the chipset. No PCIe lanes originate on the die. Cooling uses the Socket 462 lug clip with a 33 W cooler.

Upgrade paths

On the same socket, a move to a Duron 800 keeps the board for 50 MHz more at 35 W when the support list names it. A Duron 700 such as AMD Duron 700 drops 50 MHz at 31 W.

A move to Athlon adds cache. The Socket 462 page lists the range for planning.