AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 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-1640

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 104 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 430 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2007 vs October 2004
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 104 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	430 vs 404

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 505 vs 489

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	505 vs 489

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

489

505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

430

404

Name	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
PassMark - Single thread mark	489	505
PassMark - CPU mark	430	404

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	San Diego
Launch date	October 2007	October 2004
Place in performance rating	3008	2994
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$180
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.18
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	230 mm	115 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	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	227 million	114 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	104 Watt