AMD Athlon XP 2200+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 2200+ and AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 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 2200+

AMD Athlon XP 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2200+

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 63 Watt vs 68 Watt

Launch date	September 2003 vs February 2003
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	63 Watt vs 68 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2500+

Around 2% higher clock speed: 1.83 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 353 vs 335
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 231 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	353 vs 335
PassMark - CPU mark	231 vs 214

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 2200+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

335

353

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

214

231

Name	AMD Athlon XP 2200+	AMD Athlon XP 2500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	335	353
PassMark - CPU mark	214	231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon XP 2200+	AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thorton	Barton
Launch date	September 2003	February 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$85
Place in performance rating	3225	3210
Price now	$84.95
Value for money (0-100)	1.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
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	1.8 GHz	1.83 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	63 million	63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	A	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	63 Watt	68 Watt