Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs A6-4455M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-4455M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.50
Athlon 64 X2 5600+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.57
+14%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ outperforms A6-4455M by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-4455M and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28912832
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.780.61
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)December 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-4455M and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.9 GHz
L1 cache92 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)512K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size246 mm2220 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-4455M and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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
SocketFP2AM2
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4455M and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-4455M and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4455M and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7500G (327 - 424 MHz)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.


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.

A6-4455M 0.50
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 0.57
+14%

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.

A6-4455M 797
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 903
+13.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-4455M 225
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 231
+2.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-4455M 307
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 401
+30.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 0.57
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 89 Watt

A6-4455M has a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 423.5% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+, on the other hand, has a 14% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4455M in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-4455M is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is a desktop one.


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