AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 vs AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 and AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 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).

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.08 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 68 Watt
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 749 vs 408
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 674 vs 260

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2007 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.08 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	749 vs 408
PassMark - CPU mark	674 vs 260

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

749

408

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

674

260

Name	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	AMD Athlon XP 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	749	408
PassMark - CPU mark	674	260
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	0.708

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	AMD Athlon XP 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Barton
Launch date	October 2007	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3140	3130
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.08 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	68 Watt