AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark		876
PassMark - CPU mark		679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.599

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Windsor
Launch date	May 2006	May 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	2836
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 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