AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	1 May 2009 vs January 2001
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 577 vs 454
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 370 vs 265

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64+64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	577 vs 454
PassMark - CPU mark	370 vs 265

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 TF-20
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

454

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

265

370

Name	AMD Athlon 64 TF-20	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	454	577
PassMark - CPU mark	265	370
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	687
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	660

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 TF-20	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sherman	Barton
Launch date	1 May 2009	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2866	2871
Series	AMD Athlon 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	667 MHz
L1 cache	64+64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1
Die size		101 mm
Transistor count		63 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g1	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
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