Athlon II X2 215 vs Athlon 64 X2 4800+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Athlon II X2 215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2668
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.66
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2009)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	no data	October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$45
Current price	$170	$25 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Athlon II X2 215 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	2.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus support	1000 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	117 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Athlon II X2 215 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Athlon II X2 215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

90 nm

45 nm

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