AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 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 FX-53

AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 646 vs 437

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2004 vs September 2003
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	646 vs 437

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

646

437

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53	AMD Athlon 64 FX-51
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	646	437

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53	AMD Athlon 64 FX-51
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clawhammer	SledgeHammer
Launch date	June 2004	September 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$30
Place in performance rating	3329	3343
Price now	$29.99
Value for money (0-100)	6.36
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	193 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.2 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	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	89 Watt