AMD Athlon XP 2900+ vs II X3 435

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AMD Athlon XP 2900+

AMD Athlon II X3 435

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AMD Athlon XP 2900+

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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Athlon XP 2900+ vs the Athlon II X3 435.

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AMD Athlon II X3 435

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Much more l2 cache

2 MB

0.5 MB

4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

Much newer manufacturing process

45 nm

130 nm

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

Much higher clock speed

2.9 GHz

2 GHz

Around 45% higher clock speed

More cores

Three times as many cores; run more applications at once

More threads

Three times as many threads

Much better PassMark score

2,472

459

Around 5.5x better PassMark score

Much better overclocked clock speed (Air)

3.63 GHz

2.32 GHz

More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Has a NX bit

Yes

Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits

Much more l2 cache per core

0.67 MB/core

0.5 MB/core

Around 35% more l2 cache per core

Much better overclocked clock speed (Water)

2.9 GHz

2 GHz

Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Newer

Oct, 2009

Dec, 2004

Release date over 4 years later

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Athlon XP 2900+

459

Athlon II X3 435

2,472

summary	Athlon XP 2900+	II X3 435
Clock speed	2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Cores	Single core	Tri core
Socket type
462
AM3
features
Has a NX bit	No	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
SSE3
SSE
3DNow!
bus
Clock speed	400 MHz	2,000 MHz

details	Athlon XP 2900+	II X3 435
Threads	1	3
L2 cache	0.5 MB	2 MB
L2 cache per core	0.5 MB/core	0.67 MB/core
Manufacture process	130 nm	45 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	2.32 GHz	3.63 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	2.32 GHz	3.63 GHz
power consumption
Typical power consumption	N/A	138.68W

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	Much more l2 cache 2 MB		Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm
	Much higher clock speed 2.9 GHz		More cores 3

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