AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE 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 X2 4200+ EE

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark		835
PassMark - CPU mark		720
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		222
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Windsor
Launch date	May 2006	May 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	3213
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 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	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt