Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Phenom II X4 980 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 980 BE and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2817
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	0.61
Architecture codename	Deneb (2009−2011)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	3 May 2011 (13 years ago)	December 2006 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 980 BE 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
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512K
L3 cache	6 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	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 980 BE 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)	125 Watt	89 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 980 BE and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 980 BE and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 980 BE and Athlon 64 X2 5600+.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	89 Watt

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