AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 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-1660

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
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: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 416 vs 412

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2008 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	416 vs 412

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	430 vs 428

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

428

430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

416

412

Name	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	428	430
PassMark - CPU mark	416	412

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Windsor
Launch date	May 2008	October 2007
Place in performance rating	3103	3096
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	230 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	122 million	227 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt