AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Athlon 64 X2 4200+ sales on December 2006 at a recommended price of $309. Based on a Manchester architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 90 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2200 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket 939 processor with a TDP of 89 Watt.
We have no data on Athlon 64 X2 4200+ benchmark results.
General info
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Manchester (2005−2006) | |
| Release date | December 2006 (17 years old) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $309 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
| Current price | $100 (0.3x MSRP) | of 17802 (Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 256K | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | of 36864 (Apple M2 Max) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 786432 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 220 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 154 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 4200+ compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | 939 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon 64 X2 4200+. Overall benchmark performance 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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
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