AMD Athlon 64 3100+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3100+ and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Athlon 64 3100+

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3100+

Around 129067% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2.4 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 876 vs 600
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 679 vs 484

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	876 vs 600
PassMark - CPU mark	679 vs 484

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3100+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

600

876

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

484

679

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	600	876
PassMark - CPU mark	484	679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.599

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	K8	Windsor
Family	AMD Athlon 64
Place in performance rating	2829	2827
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		May 2006
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1
Die size		220 mm
Transistor count		154 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	754	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1