Athlon X2 5000+ vs Athlon MP 1000
Primary details
Comparing 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 | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon MP | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | K7 (2000−2004) | Regor (2009−2013) |
| Release date | 5 June 2001 (24 years ago) | October 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $215 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon MP 1000 and Athlon X2 5000+ 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 266 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 7.5 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 128 mm2 | 117 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 38 Million | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon MP 1000 and Athlon X2 5000+ 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46.1 Watt | 65 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon MP 1000 and Athlon X2 5000+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon MP 1000 and Athlon X2 5000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon MP 1000 and Athlon X2 5000+.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon MP 1000 has 41.3% lower power consumption.
Athlon X2 5000+, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon MP 1000 and AMD Athlon X2 5000+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon MP 1000 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X2 5000+ is a desktop one.
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