AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 FX-70

AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-70
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-70	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark		617
PassMark - CPU mark		972

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-70	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Windsor
Launch date	November 2006	November 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	2805
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$499.50
Value for money (0-100)		0.88
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	235 mm	235 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	227 million	227 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR1
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	F	F
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	125 Watt