Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE vs Athlon 64 FX-60

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-60 and Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Toledo (2006)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	January 2006 (18 years ago)	May 2006 (18 years ago)
Current price	$99	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-60 and Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	90 nm
Die size	199 mm2	220 mm2
Number of transistors	233 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-60 and Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE 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	1
Socket	939	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	65 Watt

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

110 Watt

65 Watt

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