AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	October 2007 vs August 2005
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 646 vs 430
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 958 vs 412

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	646 vs 430
PassMark - CPU mark	958 vs 412

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

430

646

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

412

958

Name	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	430	646
PassMark - CPU mark	412	958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		373

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Manchester
Launch date	October 2007	August 2005
Place in performance rating	3096	3082
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	230 mm	156 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	227 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt