AMD A10-5800B vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-5800B and AMD Athlon II X4 605e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD A10-5800B

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5800B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 997
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3034 vs 1966

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 997
PassMark - CPU mark	3034 vs 1966

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 100 Watt
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1433 vs 525
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4113 vs 1512

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1433 vs 525
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4113 vs 1512

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-5800B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 605e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1579

997

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3034

1966

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

525

1433

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1512

4113

Name	AMD A10-5800B	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579	997
PassMark - CPU mark	3034	1966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	525	1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1512	4113
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-5800B	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Propus
Launch date	October 2012	October 2009
Place in performance rating	2135	2149
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$102
Price now		$101.80
Value for money (0-100)		7.96
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	300 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)