Athlon 64 3000+ vs E-450

Place in the ranking	2909	3218
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD E-Series	no data
Power efficiency	2.53	0.22
Architecture codename	Zacate (2011−2013)	Clawhammer (2001−2005)
Release date	22 August 2011 (13 years ago)	January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$65

Detailed specifications

E-450 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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
Boost clock speed	1.65 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	40 nm	130 nm
Die size	75 mm²	193 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E-450 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	754
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-450 and Athlon 64 3000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions

MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-450 and Athlon 64 3000+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-450 and Athlon 64 3000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3 Single-channel

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6320

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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.

E-450 0.48
+129%

Athlon 64 3000+ 0.21

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.

E-450 765
+129%

Athlon 64 3000+ 334

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.48	0.21
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	40 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	89 Watt

E-450 has a 128.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 394.4% lower power consumption.

The E-450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3000+ in performance tests.

Be aware that E-450 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 3000+ is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between E-450 and Athlon 64 3000+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.