Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Pentium 4 560

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 560
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 88 Watt
0.21
Athlon 64 X2 5600+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.57
+171%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ outperforms Pentium 4 560 by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32132832
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4no data
Power efficiency0.230.61
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release dateno dataDecember 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache16 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB512K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size109 mm2220 mm2
Number of transistors125 million227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 configuration11
Socket775AM2
Power consumption (TDP)88 Watt89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 0.57
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 89 Watt

Pentium 4 560 has 1.1% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+, on the other hand, has a 171.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 560 in performance tests.


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