AMD Athlon XP 2400+ vs AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 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 2400+

AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2400+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.92 GHz

Launch date	September 2003 vs January 2001
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.92 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2600+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 380 vs 375
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 242 vs 234

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	380 vs 375
PassMark - CPU mark	242 vs 234

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 2400+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

375

380

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

234

242

Name	AMD Athlon XP 2400+	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	375	380
PassMark - CPU mark	234	242

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon XP 2400+	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thorton	Barton
Launch date	September 2003	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$90	$23
Place in performance rating	3185	3174
Price now	$89.99	$23.03
Value for money (0-100)	1.18	4.76
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	2 GHz	1.92 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)	68 Watt	68 Watt