Athlon XP 1700+ vs Athlon II X2 215

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 215 and Athlon XP 1700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2783not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.89no data
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Thoroughbred (2001−2002)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)October 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 215 and Athlon XP 1700+ 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.47 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm180 nm
Die size117 mm2150 mm2
Number of transistors410 million37 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 215 and Athlon XP 1700+ 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
SocketAM3A
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt64 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Athlon XP 1700+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Athlon XP 1700+.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Athlon II X2 215 973
+453%
Athlon XP 1700+ 176

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 64 Watt

Athlon II X2 215 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP 1700+, on the other hand, has 1.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 215 and Athlon XP 1700+. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 215 and Athlon XP 1700+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Athlon II X2 215
Athlon II X2 215
AMD Athlon XP 1700+
Athlon XP 1700+

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.4 267 votes

Rate Athlon II X2 215 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 23 votes

Rate Athlon XP 1700 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Athlon II X2 215 or Athlon XP 1700+, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.