AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 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.

AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325

AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 556 vs 370

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	556 vs 370

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Around 33% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 577 vs 567

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	577 vs 567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

567

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

556

370

Name	AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	567	577
PassMark - CPU mark	556	370

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Congo	Barton
Launch date	10 September 2009	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2877	2884
Series	2x AMD Athlon Neo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	1600 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Die size		101 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
Transistor count		63 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	ASB1	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
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