AMD Athlon XP 3100+ vs AMD Athlon XP 3200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 3100+ and AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 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 3100+

AMD Athlon XP 3200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3100+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 68 Watt vs 77 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2003 vs January 2001
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	68 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	431 vs 430
PassMark - CPU mark	282 vs 281

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3200+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 3100+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

431

430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

282

281

Name	AMD Athlon XP 3100+	AMD Athlon XP 3200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	431	430
PassMark - CPU mark	282	281

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon XP 3100+	AMD Athlon XP 3200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thorton	Barton
Launch date	December 2003	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3103	3106
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	63 million	63 million
Die size		101 mm
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	A	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	68 Watt	77 Watt