Athlon 64 X2 5000+ vs Mobile Athlon 64 3000+

Aggregate performance score

Mobile Athlon 64 3000+
2003
1 core / 1 thread, 35 Watt
0.28
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.50
+78.6%

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ outperforms Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32032966
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesMobile Athlon 64no data
Power efficiency0.770.54
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameOakville (2003−2004)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release dateAugust 2003 (21 year ago)May 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ and Athlon 64 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128K256 KB
L2 cache512K512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithographyno data90 nm
Die size193 mm2220 mm2
Number of transistors106 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ and Athlon 64 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 configuration11
Socket754AM2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ and Athlon 64 X2 5000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1no data

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.

Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ 0.28
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 0.50
+78.6%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ 450
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 800
+77.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.28 0.50
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 89 Watt

Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ has 154.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 5000+, on the other hand, has a 78.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5000+ is a desktop one.

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