Athlon 64 FX-60 vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
2 cores / 2 threads, 110 Watt
0.57
+26.7%
Athlon 64 FX-60
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 110 Watt
0.45

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 outperforms Athlon 64 FX-60 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking28112936
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.490.39
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)Toledo (2006)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)January 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Athlon 64 FX-60 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 speed2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data199 mm2
Number of transistorsno data233 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Athlon 64 FX-60 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 configurationno data1
Socketno data939
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt110 Watt

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 0.45

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 has a 26.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 FX-60 in performance tests.


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