AMD Athlon 1333 vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 1333 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.

AMD Athlon 1333

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1333

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	March 2001 vs January 2001
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Around 80% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.33 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 1.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 180 nm
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 1333
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Name	AMD Athlon 1333	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark		652
PassMark - CPU mark		545

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 1333	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thunderbird C	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	1.33 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)	70 Watt	89 Watt