Motorola PowerPC G4 G4A 1.5 vs Athlon XP 1900+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP 1900+ and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4A 1.5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | PowerPC G4 |
| Architecture codename | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) | 7447A |
| Release date | November 2001 (22 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $46 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 1900+ and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4A 1.5 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 | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 133 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 150 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 37 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 1900+ and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4A 1.5 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 | no data |
| Socket | A | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 130 nm |
We couldn't decide between Athlon XP 1900+ and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4A 1.5. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon XP 1900+ is a desktop processor while Motorola PowerPC G4 G4A 1.5 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon XP 1900+ and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4A 1.5, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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