AMD Athlon XP 2700+ vs AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 2700+ 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.

AMD Athlon XP 2700+

AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2700+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 2.17 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 398 vs 396

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2002 vs January 2001
Maximum frequency	2.17 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	398 vs 396

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3000+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 262 vs 256

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	262 vs 256

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 2700+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

398

396

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

256

262

Name	AMD Athlon XP 2700+	AMD Athlon XP 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	398	396
PassMark - CPU mark	256	262

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon XP 2700+	AMD Athlon XP 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thoroughbred	Barton
Launch date	October 2002	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$85	$78
Place in performance rating	3152	3153
Price now	$84.79	$79.70
Value for money (0-100)	1.36	1.49
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	2.17 GHz	2.1 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)	68 Watt	68 Watt