AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Athlon 64 X2 5400+

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AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
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General info

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5400+ and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating24392435
Value for money3.013.73
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2009)Windsor (2006−2009)
Release dateDecember 2006 (16 years old)December 2006 (16 years old)
Current price$67 $63
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Technical specs

Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.9 GHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB512K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size220 mm2220 mm2
Number of transistors154 million227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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
SocketAM2AM2
Thermal design power (TDP)89 Watt89 Watt

Benchmark performance

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


Overall 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 5400+ 0.72
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 0.73
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  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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: 67%

Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 907
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 921
+1.5%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5400+ by 2% in Passmark.

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: 37%

Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 275
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 278
+1.1%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5400+ by 1% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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: 37%

Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 501
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 512
+2.2%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5400+ by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 0.72 0.73
Boost clock speed 2800 2900

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AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
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Competitors of Athlon 64 X2 5400+ by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon 64 X2 5400+ from Intel is Pentium E5300, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our rating.

Intel Pentium E5300 Pentium E5300
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon 64 X2 5400+:

Celeron E3500 102.78
Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 100

Competitors of Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon 64 X2 5600+ from Intel is Core 2 Duo E6600, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Core 2 Duo E6600
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon 64 X2 5600+:

Celeron E3500 101.37
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 100

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