AMD Phenom II X3 705e vs AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 705e and AMD Athlon 64 2600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X3 705e

AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 705e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 962 vs 448
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1222 vs 374

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs January 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	962 vs 448
PassMark - CPU mark	1222 vs 374

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2600+

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 705e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

962

448

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1222

374

Name	AMD Phenom II X3 705e	AMD Athlon 64 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	962	448
PassMark - CPU mark	1222	374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.578

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X3 705e	AMD Athlon 64 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Heka	Lima
Launch date	June 2009	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$152
Place in performance rating	3093	3080
Price now	$152.34
Value for money (0-100)	4.31
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	77 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	758 million	122 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt