AMD Athlon II X4 651 vs AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 651 and AMD Athlon 64 3000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 651

AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 651

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 11 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1287 vs 549
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2500 vs 463
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1335 vs 834

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2011 vs December 2003
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1287 vs 549
PassMark - CPU mark	2500 vs 463
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1335 vs 834

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 100 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 850 vs 396

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	850 vs 396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 651
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1287

549

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2500

463

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

850

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1335

834

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 651	AMD Athlon 64 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1287	549
PassMark - CPU mark	2500	463
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	396	850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1335	834
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.69

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 651	AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Clawhammer
Launch date	November 2011	December 2003
Place in performance rating	2708	2693
Price now	$178.04	$74.95
Value for money (0-100)	5.93	1.82
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$65
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	1178 million	69 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	89 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)