AMD Athlon 1333 vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 1333 and AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 1333

AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1333

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later

Launch date	March 2001 vs January 2001

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Around 65% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 180 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 67 Watt vs 70 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 180 nm
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	67 Watt vs 70 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 1333
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Name	AMD Athlon 1333	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PassMark - Single thread mark		620
PassMark - CPU mark		539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		954

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 1333	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thunderbird C	San Diego
Launch date	March 2001	January 2001
Place in performance rating	not rated	2553
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$59
Price now		$108.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.46
Performance
Die size	120 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz	2.2 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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	67 Watt