Athlon XP 2500+ vs Athlon 64 TF-20
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 TF-20 outperforms Athlon XP 2500+ by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3574 | 3610 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon 64 | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.20 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Sherman (2009) | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (16 years ago) | February 2003 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon XP 2500+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 0.1 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 101 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon XP 2500+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g1 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB | 68 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon XP 2500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 68 Watt |
Athlon 64 TF-20 has a 15.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon XP 2500+, on the other hand, has 652.9% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon XP 2500+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon 64 TF-20 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 2500+ is a desktop one.
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