AMD Athlon 64 3100+ vs AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3100+ and AMD Athlon X2 4050e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Athlon 64 3100+

AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3100+

Around 147519% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2.1 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2.1 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4050e

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 751 vs 600
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 674 vs 484

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	751 vs 600
PassMark - CPU mark	674 vs 484

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3100+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4050e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

600

751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

484

674

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	AMD Athlon X2 4050e
PassMark - Single thread mark	600	751
PassMark - CPU mark	484	674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.84

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	AMD Athlon X2 4050e
Essentials
Architecture codename	K8	Brisbane
Family	AMD Athlon 64
Place in performance rating	2838	2637
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		April 2008
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1
Die size		126 mm
Transistor count		154 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	754	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1