Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Phenom II X4 810

Place in performance ranking	2188	2703
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.70	3.73
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Deneb (2009−2011)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	February 2009 (15 years ago)	December 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$116	no data
Current price	$25 (0.2x MSRP)	$58

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X4 810 has 26% better value for money than Athlon 64 X2 5600+.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 810 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512K
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	258 mm²	220 mm²
Number of transistors	758 million	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 810 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 810 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

Phenom II X4 810 1.30
+120%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 0.59

Phenom II X4 810 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Phenom II X4 810 2003
+121%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 907

Phenom II X4 810 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by 121% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 810 292
+5%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 278

Phenom II X4 810 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by 5% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 810 853
+66.6%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 512

Phenom II X4 810 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by 67% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.