Ryzen 5 7600X vs Athlon X2 450

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 450 and Ryzen 5 7600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2481	300
Place by popularity	not in top-100	79
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	47.81
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Raphael (Zen4)
Release date	31 July 2014 (9 years ago)	27 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	no data	$318

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 450 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	128K	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	6 MB
L3 cache	no data	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Die size	245 mm2	70 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	61 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 450 and Ryzen 5 7600X 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2+	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 450 and Ryzen 5 7600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 450 and Ryzen 5 7600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 450 and Ryzen 5 7600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 450 and Ryzen 5 7600X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms Athlon X2 450 by 2094% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.84	18.43
Recency	31 July 2014	27 September 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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