AMD Athlon XP 2600+ vs AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 2600+ and AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 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 3000+

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.92 GHz
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 396 vs 380
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 262 vs 242
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz vs 1.92 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 396 vs 380
PassMark - CPU mark 262 vs 242

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 2600+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
380
396
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
242
262
Name AMD Athlon XP 2600+ AMD Athlon XP 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark 380 396
PassMark - CPU mark 242 262

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon XP 2600+ AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Essentials

Architecture codename Barton Barton
Launch date January 2001 January 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $23 $78
Place in performance rating 3174 3162
Price now $23.03 $79.70
Value for money (0-100) 4.76 1.49
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Die size 101 mm 101 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 1.92 GHz 2.1 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