Athlon 64 LE-1600 vs Athlon 64 X2 3800+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Athlon 64 LE-1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3013not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.43no data
Architecture codenameManchester (2005−2006)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release dateAugust 2005 (19 years ago)October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Athlon 64 LE-1600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache256K128 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size220 mm2230 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors154 million227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Athlon 64 LE-1600 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 configuration11
Socket939AM2
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Athlon 64 LE-1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 64 LE-1600, on the other hand, has 97.8% lower power consumption.

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