AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-72
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
- Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
- 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1794 vs 646
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | November 2006 vs June 2004 |
Number of cores | 2 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm vs 130 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1794 vs 646 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
- 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-53
PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 | AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 0 | 0 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1794 | 646 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 | AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Windsor | Clawhammer |
Launch date | November 2006 | June 2004 |
Place in performance rating | 3320 | 3329 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $30 | |
Price now | $29.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 6.36 | |
Performance |
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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 | 2.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 1 |
Transistor count | 227 million | 105 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR1 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | F | 939 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 89 Watt |