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.

 

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 3215 3200
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