AMD Athlon 1300 vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 1300 and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 68 Watt vs 89 Watt
Launch date March 2001 vs January 2001
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 68 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3400+

  • Around 85% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 130 nm vs 180 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm vs 180 nm
L2 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 1300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Name AMD Athlon 1300 AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark 652
PassMark - CPU mark 545

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 1300 AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Essentials

Architecture codename Thunderbird B Clawhammer
Launch date March 2001 January 2001
Place in performance rating not rated 2772
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Die size 120 mm 193 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 180 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 1.3 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 37 million 105 million
64 bit support

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported A 754
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 68 Watt 89 Watt

Navigation

Choose a CPU

Compare processors

Compare AMD Athlon 1300 with others

AMD Athlon 1300 AMD
Athlon 1300
vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+ AMD
Athlon 64 3400+
AMD Athlon 1300 AMD
Athlon 1300
vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+ AMD
Athlon 64 3200+
AMD Athlon 1300 AMD
Athlon 1300
vs AMD Athlon 1333 AMD
Athlon 1333