Athlon MP 1500+ vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Athlon MP 1500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 891 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Athlon MP |
| Power efficiency | 12.35 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 19 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 15 October 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $180 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Athlon MP 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 34 | 10 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 128 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Athlon MP 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Athlon MP 1500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Athlon MP 1500+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Athlon MP 1500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Athlon MP 1500+.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 September 2018 | 15 October 2001 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 60 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has an age advantage of 16 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon MP 1500+, on the other hand, has 8.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Athlon MP 1500+. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is a desktop processor while Athlon MP 1500+ is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Athlon MP 1500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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