VIA Nano U2250 vs AMD Athlon 64 2650e

Comparative analysis of VIA Nano U2250 and AMD Athlon 64 2650e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

VIA Nano U2250

AMD Athlon 64 2650e

Differences

Reasons to consider the VIA Nano U2250

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2650e

Around 7% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz

Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: VIA Nano U2250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2650e

Name	VIA Nano U2250	AMD Athlon 64 2650e
PassMark - Single thread mark		304
PassMark - CPU mark		274

Compare specifications (specs)

	VIA Nano U2250	AMD Athlon 64 2650e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Isaiah	Lima
Launch date	1 January 2009	January 2009
Place in performance rating	not rated	3242
Series	VIA Nano
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1
Die size		77 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
Transistor count		122 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	NanoBGA2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1