AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 vs AMD Athlon XP 3200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 and AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 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 LE-1600

AMD Athlon XP 3200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 77 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 412 vs 281

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2007 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	412 vs 281

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

412

281

Name	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600	AMD Athlon XP 3200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	430	430
PassMark - CPU mark	412	281

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600	AMD Athlon XP 3200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Barton
Launch date	October 2007	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3103	3107
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	230 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	227 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	77 Watt