Athlon 64 X2 3800+ vs Athlon 64 2650e

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 2650e and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	3013
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	0.43
Architecture codename	Lima (2008−2009)	Manchester (2005−2006)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	August 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 2650e and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256K
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Die size	77 mm2	220 mm2
Number of transistors	122 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 2650e and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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	AM2	939
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 2650e and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 2650e and Athlon 64 X2 3800+.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	89 Watt

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