AMD Athlon 64 3700+ vs AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3700+ and AMD Athlon 64 3300+ 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.

AMD Athlon 64 3700+

AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3700+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	May 2004 vs April 2004
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 734 vs 435
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 576 vs 394

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	734 vs 435
PassMark - CPU mark	576 vs 394

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3700+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3300+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

435

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

394

576

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3700+	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
PassMark - Single thread mark	435	734
PassMark - CPU mark	394	576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	979

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3700+	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
Essentials
Architecture codename	San Diego	NewCastle
Launch date	May 2004	April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$69
Place in performance rating	2666	2684
Price now	$69
Value for money (0-100)	2.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	115 mm	144 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	105 million	105 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	939	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	89 Watt