Athlon MP 1500+ vs Athlon 750
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 750 and Athlon MP 1500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon MP |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird (1999−2000) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 29 November 1999 (25 years ago) | 15 October 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $180 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 750 and Athlon MP 1500+ 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 | 0.75 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 102 mm2 | 128 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 750 and Athlon MP 1500+ 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 | 1 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | A | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 60 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 750 and Athlon MP 1500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 November 1999 | 15 October 2001 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 60 Watt |
Athlon 750 has 71.4% lower power consumption.
Athlon MP 1500+, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 750 and Athlon MP 1500+. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 750 is a desktop processor while Athlon MP 1500+ is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 750 and Athlon MP 1500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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