AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ vs AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ and AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1036 vs 396
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 934 vs 262

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2007 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1036 vs 396
PassMark - CPU mark	934 vs 262

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Around 84% lower typical power consumption: 68 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	68 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

396

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

934

262

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+	AMD Athlon XP 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1036	396
PassMark - CPU mark	934	262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	288
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+	AMD Athlon XP 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Barton
Launch date	February 2007	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3146	3151
Price now	$32.50	$79.70
Value for money (0-100)	14.55	1.49
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$78
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	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)	125 Watt	68 Watt