AMD Athlon 64 2700+ vs AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2700+ and AMD Athlon 64 2800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 2700+

AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2700+

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 32 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 438 vs 398

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	438 vs 398

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2700+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2800+

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

398

438

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2700+	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	511
PassMark - CPU mark	398	438

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2700+	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	NewCastle	NewCastle
Launch date	April 2004	April 2004
Place in performance rating	3342	2976
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.29
Performance
Die size	144 mm	144 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	69 million	69 million
64 bit support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	754	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt	89 Watt