Pentium E5200 vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60

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Aggregated performance score

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
2 cores / 2 threads
0.59
Pentium E5200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads
0.60
+1.7%

Pentium E5200 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium E5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26662662
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data1.13
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release dateno dataAugust 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99
Current priceno data$40 (0.4x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium E5200 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
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus support1000 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium E5200 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 dataLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium E5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium E5200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium E5200 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium E5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.59 0.60
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium E5200. The differences in performance seem too small.


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