Athlon 64 X2 FX-60: specs and benchmarks

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Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
2 cores / 2 threads
0.59

It provides poor benchmark performance at 0.59% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

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Summary

This is a Toledo architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 90 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2600 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 110 Watt.

General info

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking2665
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)
Release dateno data

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 cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads2
Boost clock speed2.6 GHzof 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus support1000 MHz
Chip lithography90 nmof 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-
Unlocked multiplierNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 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.

Power consumption (TDP)110 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon 64 X2 FX-60. Overall benchmark performance 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 FX-60 0.59

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 1960

Gaming performance

Relative performance

Overall Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.


Intel equivalent

According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 is Core 2 Duo E6600, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our ranking.

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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon 64 X2 FX-60:

Pentium E5300 101.69
Celeron E3500 101.69
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 100

Similar processors

Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Athlon 64 X2 FX-60, according to our PC configuration statistics.

These are the fastest graphics cards for Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 78 configurations based on Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 in our database.

User Ratings

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1.2 110 votes

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