Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U vs Athlon 64 X2 4600+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 4600+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.45
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.38
+1984%

Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4600+ by a whopping 1984% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2943815
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency0.6559.14
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Cezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)
Release dateno data16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$350no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHzno data
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache256K64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm7 nm
Die size220 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors154 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 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
Socket939FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 0.45
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 9.38
+1984%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 720
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 14902
+1970%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 227
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 1625
+616%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 409
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 5559
+1259%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 1930
+86061%
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 2

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 3740
+29892%
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 9.38
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U has a 1984.4% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 4600+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 4600+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 4600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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