AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 vs AMD Athlon 1400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 and AMD Athlon 1400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

AMD Athlon 1400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 57% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 130 nm vs 180 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 437 vs 266

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2003 vs June 2001
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 180 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	437 vs 266

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1400

Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 72 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-51
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 1400

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

437

266

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-51	AMD Athlon 1400
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	437	266

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-51	AMD Athlon 1400
Essentials
Architecture codename	SledgeHammer	Thunderbird C
Launch date	September 2003	June 2001
Place in performance rating	3343	3356
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	193 mm	120 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	180 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	105 million	37 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	940	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	72 Watt
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1