Athlon XP 2700+ vs Athlon II P320
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P320 and Athlon XP 2700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | October 2002 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $85 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P320 and Athlon XP 2700+ 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 | 2.1 GHz | 2.17 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 80 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P320 and Athlon XP 2700+ 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g4 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 68 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Athlon XP 2700+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 68 Watt |
Athlon II P320 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 172% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II P320 and Athlon XP 2700+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon II P320 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 2700+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Athlon XP 2700+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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