Athlon X2 4850e vs Athlon 64 X2 5600+

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Primary Details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Athlon X2 4850e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2669not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation3.73no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2009)Brisbane (2001−2008)
Release dateDecember 2006 (17 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)
Current price$56 $23

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed Specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Athlon X2 4850e 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 speed2.9 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache512K512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size220 mm2126 mm2
Number of transistors227 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Athlon X2 4850e 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
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt45 Watt

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 278
+24.1%
Athlon X2 4850e 224

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ outperforms Athlon X2 4850e by 24% 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: 42%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 512
+33.7%
Athlon X2 4850e 383

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ outperforms Athlon X2 4850e by 34% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Pros & Cons Summary


Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 45 Watt

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