AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

  • 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
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 219 vs 195
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 398 vs 356
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 219 vs 195
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 398 vs 356

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
195
219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
356
398
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 195 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 356 398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 0.981
PassMark - Single thread mark 0
PassMark - CPU mark 1285

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Essentials

Architecture codename Windsor Manchester
Launch date May 2006 May 2006
Place in performance rating 3312 3308
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $309
Price now $179.95
Value for money (0-100) 1.80

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 220 mm 156 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 154 million 154 million

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2 939
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt 89 Watt