AMD Athlon 64 2000+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2000+ and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon 64 2000+

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2000+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
11.1x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	June 2008 vs September 2006
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 160% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2000+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	130
PassMark - CPU mark	116
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.086

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Windsor
Launch date	June 2008	September 2006
Place in performance rating	3309	3297
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$53.09
Value for money (0-100)		7.68
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	122 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	89 Watt