AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 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-72

AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-72

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1794 vs 437

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2006 vs September 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1794 vs 437

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-72
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1794

437

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-72	AMD Athlon 64 FX-51
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1794	437

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-72	AMD Athlon 64 FX-51
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	SledgeHammer
Launch date	November 2006	September 2003
Place in performance rating	3320	3343
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	235 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	227 million	105 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	F	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	89 Watt