GX-210JA vs Athlon 64 2800+

Place in the ranking	3255	3305
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD
Power efficiency	0.20	2.52
Architecture codename	NewCastle (2004)	Temash (2013)
Release date	April 2004 (20 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 2800+ and GX-210JA 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	1.8 GHz	1 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Die size	193 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	69 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 2800+ and GX-210JA 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	754	FT3 BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 2800+ and GX-210JA. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 2800+ and GX-210JA. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

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.

Athlon 64 2800+ 0.19
+18.8%

GX-210JA 0.16

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.

Athlon 64 2800+ 295
+19%

GX-210JA 248

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.19	0.16
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	130 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	6 Watt

Athlon 64 2800+ has a 18.8% higher aggregate performance score.

GX-210JA, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1383.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 64 2800+ is our recommended choice as it beats the GX-210JA in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 2800+ is a desktop processor while GX-210JA is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 2800+ and GX-210JA, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.