AMD Athlon XP 1700+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 1700+ and AMD Athlon XP 2600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon XP 1700+

AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1700+

Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 68 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 68 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Around 31% higher clock speed: 1.92 GHz vs 1.47 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 380 vs 272
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 242 vs 176

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.92 GHz vs 1.47 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	380 vs 272
PassMark - CPU mark	242 vs 176

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 1700+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

272

380

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

176

242

Name	AMD Athlon XP 1700+	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	272	380
PassMark - CPU mark	176	242

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon XP 1700+	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thoroughbred	Barton
Launch date	January 2001	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3257	3174
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$23
Price now		$23.03
Value for money (0-100)		4.76
Performance
Die size	80 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.47 GHz	1.92 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	37 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	A	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	68 Watt