AMD Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 vs Intel Core i7-5820K

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Combined performance score

i7-5820K
6.42
+970%

Core i7-5820K outperforms Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 by 970% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-5820K and Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking9552648
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno data2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameHaswell-E (2014)Toledo (2006)
Release date1 September 2014 (9 years old)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$410no data
Current price$181 (0.4x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Core i7-5820K and Athlon 64 X2 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus supportno data1000 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache15 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm90 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5820K and Athlon 64 X2 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5820K and Athlon 64 X2 FX-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-5820K and Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5820K and Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5820K and Athlon 64 X2 FX-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5820K and Athlon 64 X2 FX-60.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes28no data

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.42 0.60
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 110 Watt

The Core i7-5820K is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 in performance tests.


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