Athlon XP 1600+ vs Athlon II X2 280

Place in the ranking	2576	3375
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.24	0.17
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Thoroughbred (2001−2002)
Release date	6 February 2013 (11 years ago)	January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 280 and Athlon XP 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	180 nm
Die size	117 mm²	150 mm²
Number of transistors	410 million	37 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 280 and Athlon XP 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	A
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	63 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 280 and Athlon XP 1600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 280 and Athlon XP 1600+.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X2 280 0.85
+673%

Athlon XP 1600+ 0.11

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X2 280 1355
+679%

Athlon XP 1600+ 174

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.85	0.11
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	63 Watt

Athlon II X2 280 has a 672.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP 1600+, on the other hand, has 3.2% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X2 280 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon XP 1600+ in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 280 and Athlon XP 1600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.