AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 749 vs 646

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2007 vs August 2005
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	749 vs 646

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 958 vs 674

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	958 vs 674

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

749

646

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

674

958

Name	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	749	646
PassMark - CPU mark	674	958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	0.708
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		373

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Manchester
Launch date	October 2007	August 2005
Place in performance rating	3141	3090
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	156 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt