Athlon 64 1500+ vs Athlon 64 2600+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 2600+ and Athlon 64 1500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3296not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.95no data
Architecture codenameLima (2008−2009)Venice (2004−2005)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)November 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 2600+ and Athlon 64 1500+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size77 mm284 mm2
Number of transistors122 million69 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 2600+ and Athlon 64 1500+ 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
SocketAM2754
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt9 Watt

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 9 Watt

Athlon 64 2600+ has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 1500+, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

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